A couple of my husband's relatives stopped by last week. They both made comments that indicated in a roundabout way that they thought it's too bad we are living in such a place and not in something better. It made me upset. This run-down, small place is all we can afford to rent. Actually, business has been slow, and we've been dipping into our savings. I told my husband later that those types of comments, spoken or unspoken, are exactly why I decided not to have a graduation party for my son (who didn't really want one anyway except to please me). Some of the relatives are materialistic. When I'm not around them I do better at being content and thankful for what we do have (how I want to be), but it's not so easy when we see them because of their comments or because we don't fit into their conversations that mention world travels, expensive universities, or spending sprees. Blah.

In other news, after about six years, I finally switched back to WaMu bank as I noticed they offer free business and personal checking with free checks, free online bill pay, and a higher savings account interest rate than our old savings account. It's going to add up to quite a bit of extra money in our pockets. I should have switched sooner, but it's better late than never.