Sherry

I know this seems like an obvious answer b/c there are 52 weeks in a year, but my friends are telling me that $55,000 per year works out to be $1145 per week or $2290 bi-weekly. They are using this method of 48 weeks(12x4 weeks) to get their answer. I am assuming that their pay stubs are saying that they make $1145 bi-weekly amount. So I am confused as to why their yearly salary that they signed off on is $55,000 and not $59,540. I am so confused and beginning to doubt myself. This is before taxes of course. I can't help but think that they are mistaken and THINK that they are making more than they actually are and did not check their pay stubs thoroughly b/c it is direct deposit . My dilemma is that I have been offered a salary in the "per annum" form at the same company as my friends. I was insulted by the yearly salary that they offered b/c I felt it too low, now I have doubts as to whether or not I am calculating things right, thus making my negotiations confusing since my salary at my current job is weekly. Perhaps I should just ask for the contract to be written as a weekly salary? Would it be frowned upon to ask for a weekly salary contract? Is there something to my friends calculations that I am overlooking, and perhaps this is how the company figures it out?

My husband and I are thinking about purchasing a house. When I see a home with a wood burning fireplace I tend to run the other way b/c I grew up with them and think they are a pain in the *beep*. I would love to have a fireplace I can turn on with the flick of a switch, so I was wondering how much it would cost to convert a wood fireplace with a gas one? I can't find squat on the internet, and without owning an actual fireplace it is kinda impossible to get a quote. Does anyone have a rough idea. Perhaps it would be easier to just purchase a home with the gas f/p? I'm looking for Canadian dollars....but I'll get a pretty good idea if anyone has US figures too.

I have a constant pain in my lower left abdomen for 3 days now, and once in a while I get a severe stabbing pain, so bad that it almost makes me drop to my knees. When I don't have the stabbing pains, I have a hard time walking and sleeping. If I lightly rub my left abdomen it is really sensitive to pain. I am 16 weeks pregnant (first timer) and been searching online and this is the only thing I could find, but it doesn't say how long this pain should last or if it is suppose to be a constant painfull pulling sensation. Should it hurt when I touch my abdomen? Is it normal to have ligament pain for 3 days? I am going to see the doctor tonight regardless, just to make sure that my ovary doesn't have a cyst that exploded. I'm hoping someone out there can explain to me that this is what ligament pain is all about. I need the peace of mind.