November, 2007 | Out of Debt Again

How Much Do You Spend On Food/Groceries Each Month?

By Mrs. Accountability on November 27th, 2007

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Tasty Food Abundance in Healthy Europe (Photo credit: epSos.de)

I haven’t read this book, so this is totally hearsay, but I read on another list I’m on that in this book - – the author states that the average American spends 5% of his [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Time Value Calculator

By Mrs. Accountability on November 26th, 2007

I found the link to the Time Value Calculator from an older post over at Mommy Millionaire Next Door’s – a calculator that helps you figure out how much you actually make per hour. I was thinking about this just last week because I’m becoming very disgruntled with my job, and am looking for [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Just a Few Dollars Here and There

By Mrs. Accountability on November 25th, 2007

That’s how I rationalize a lot of purchases, “I work hard for the money I earn and it’s just a few dollars here and there!”

When you really start taking a closer look at your finances, it becomes astonishing (and a bit frightening) to realize just how quickly it all adds up. Yesterday I [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

The Plan: Step 3 - Just The Facts, Ma'am

By Mrs. Accountability on November 24th, 2007

My next step is to analyze exactly where the money is going. Let’s take a look at the month of October and see if we can figure out why on paper we should have extra money leftover, but we keep going farther into debt! As you can see, we overspent by $724.42 during the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]