2008 February | Out of Debt Again

RSS Feeds

By Mrs. Accountability on February 29th, 2008

I’ve been wanting to put RSS feeds on my site for some time. I finally decided to tackle it today.

If you want to learn how to put RSS feeds on your site, start here with this informational post from Blogging Basics 101. Just remember to wait for 30 minutes for the … click here to continue reading RSS Feeds

New Direction

By Mrs. Accountability on February 29th, 2008

I’ve said before, you can analyze things and plan and figure it all out, but sometimes when it’s time, it’s time. For example, I have a couple of women friends who are biding their time in their marriages, because they aren’t sure they would be able to make it on their … click here to continue reading New Direction

Deeper Into Debt

By Mrs. Accountability on February 23rd, 2008

I knew it was upcoming, but it wasn’t actually on a credit card, so I had not accounted for it publicly on this blog. My trackers will change in the next few days, as I update the new credit card debt. The money to pay the child support.

Here’s what they look like … click here to continue reading Deeper Into Debt

Flushing Money Down The Drain

By Mrs. Accountability on February 22nd, 2008

Tonight I’m going to explore the usage of toilet paper! That mundane yet most needed bathroom accessory.

For years and years and years I only bought ScotTissue toilet paper. Then we started making more money and I allowed other members of the family to make the decision on which TP to buy. … click here to continue reading Flushing Money Down The Drain

How To Build Credit Using a Secured Account

By Mrs. Accountability on February 21st, 2008

Mr. A is unusual in this day and age of credit card debt. He’s dealt on a cash only basis for most of his life. That means he doesn’t even show up at the credit rating companies.

One of our goals for this year is to build Mr. A’s credit.

I asked my banker … click here to continue reading How To Build Credit Using a Secured Account

Helping Family Out Financially

By Mrs. Accountability on February 20th, 2008

I’ve mentioned my sister’s phone bill being charged to me a couple of times on this blog.

Here’s the skinny on that particular scenario.

The main problem is my sister has really bad credit, and when she wanted to get a cell phone for business purposes back in 2001, she asked if I … click here to continue reading Helping Family Out Financially

Blast From The Past – 2000

By Mrs. Accountability on February 19th, 2008

I thought it would be an interesting comparison to look at our expenditures while we were living below the poverty level, and now that we have a lot more money coming in.

I took the totals for six months in the year 2000, added them together and divided them by six. I did … click here to continue reading Blast From The Past – 2000

My Auto Insurance Savings

By Mrs. Accountability on February 18th, 2008

One of the offers through MyPoints.com recently was NetQuote. It came via an email offer. I clicked on it, and noticed I could get a 1000 point bonus if I signed up for a quote, and none of the offers could beat my current insurance.

In 2005, being the only driver on … click here to continue reading My Auto Insurance Savings

Excel Can Help You Calculate

By Mrs. Accountability on February 16th, 2008

I know there are hundreds of online calculators to be found, but I grow weary of the delay in response due to my Internet connection. I have satellite internet — it is the only “fast” Internet available out in the country. I pay for the cheapest connection, which is rather expensive at … click here to continue reading Excel Can Help You Calculate

Update on the Child Support Saga

By Mrs. Accountability on February 15th, 2008

As I shared in an earlier post Past Due Child Support, in spite of the fact that Mr. A and I have remarried, he is still liable for child support due to the state of Arizona.

I called my child support caseworker and explained that we had been unable to come up with … click here to continue reading Update on the Child Support Saga