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 links to show up or you’ll be very frustrated wondering what you’re doing wrong.

Did you enjoy your visit … 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 own. One is taking college classes in preparation for a career where she’ll hopefully make more money than … 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 as of February 23, 2008:

Yesterday I called a couple of lawyers that consult free over the phone. I … 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. Costco’s 36 pack embossed rolls became a real favorite.

I have my own bathroom – my husband and our … 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 what we can do to get things started. I explained when I began building my credit back in … 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 would get the phone for her in my name, and she’d pay the bill. I agreed to … 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 the same with six month from 2007.

Compared side by side, 2000 vs. 2007.

Sometimes I wish we could go … 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 my 9 year old vehicle, the cost was $401 for six months. At that time we had 21st … 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 $50/month. I would rather deal with the slight delay in pages loading, than pay an extra $20 or … 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 the entire $6000. She was sympathetic, but said there was nothing that could be done to lessen the … click here to continue reading Update on the Child Support Saga