Hey everyone! Penelope’s back! I’ve got a new gig to share with you all. Okay, so here’s my deal, since the holidays just past, I’ve got some extra cash flow. I’ve been shoveling snow like crazy, and the p’s have hooked me up with some coin from that, so I’m doing okay in the bank department. Soooo, I need your help with my budgeting. So far I’ve saved $55. I’m not sure how to spend it, but most importantly, I must get the new Justin CD. Can he survive without *Nsync? Or, maybe Nick’s?? Life without BSB??? Could be good. Decisions, decisions. What’s a girl to do? I’ll think about that later. Okay, either way, that’s $15.89. My sister is all about this Sponge Bob Squarepants dude, so I’m going to get her a Sponge Bob bag. That’s $7.65. Hmmm. Mom’s got this cool charm bracelet going on. I saw a charm with a little girl that looks like me, so I’m going to get that for her. The charm costs $7.50. Then there’s Dad. Dad is so hard to buy for. He really likes to wash our car. I think I’ll get him some sponges, some soap and that stuff for the tires. That should all be about $7.80. Lastly, I can’t forget Casey, our miniature poodle. Casey loves toys. I’ll get him a new ball! That should be about $3.30. Okay guys, here’s your task, should you choose to accept it: Add up all of my expenses (how much money I’m going to spend). Then, figure out how much I’ll have left after I do all of my shopping. At school we’re doing a service project called Pennies for Patients. It helps sick kids, so I’ll be tossing some change that way. It feels good to help people. Let me know how much I’ll have left after shopping. That way I can decide how much I can toss to Pennies for Patients and then put the rest into my college account. Okay, so send me those digits. Crunch those numbers for me, if you will. J Also, let me know if you do anything at your school (or not in school) to help others. If you don’t, you really should. It’s way fun and makes ya feel really good about life. Okay, TTFN! Winter smooches for ya!! :* Muahhhh!

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