2008 April | Out of Debt Again

Grocery Shopping Series Part III: Is The Value Pack The Best Buy?

By Mrs. Accountability on April 30th, 2008

This is Part III in a series on saving money on groceries.

As I’m grocery shopping, I take several things into consideration as I make my choices.

In trying to get the best buy, I don’t always buy the cheapest, or the largest.

Most of the stores have a cost per ounce sticker under every item. When they do, it’s easy enough to figure out which one is the best buy. If … click here to continue reading Grocery Shopping Series Part III: Is The Value Pack The Best Buy?

Grocery Shopping Series Part II: Generic vs. Name Brand?

By Mrs. Accountability on April 29th, 2008

This is Part II in a series on saving money on groceries.Do you always buy the name brand? Or do you always buy the store brand/generic? An equal split of both?

We all seem to have our loyalties when it comes to name brands.

Years ago I remember my sister would get stuck on a name brand item and she wouldn’t budge to try another. I used to think she wasn’t very … click here to continue reading Grocery Shopping Series Part II: Generic vs. Name Brand?

Pitfalls of Starting a New Business?

By Mrs. Accountability on April 25th, 2008

Mr. A’s business is going gangbusters. It feels like he’s working more hours now than when he held a forty hour a week job.

One little hitch…

He’s working and working and working, but he’s not getting paid.

Yes, you read that right.

His most frequent client paid him for two months worth of work, with a suspicious looking check. It looked like one of those checks that come from your credit card … click here to continue reading Pitfalls of Starting a New Business?

Yet One More Update On The Balance Transfer Saga

By Mrs. Accountability on April 24th, 2008

If you haven’t read it before, you can read all about it from the beginning by clicking on this link.

This should be the final update for this saga.

Today I received a letter from Citicards that said, “Dear Mrs. Accountability: Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your Citicard account. We’re pleased to confirm we have credited your account $39.00, in addition to any related fees or finance charges. You will … click here to continue reading Yet One More Update On The Balance Transfer Saga

BlogHerAds!

By Mrs. Accountability on April 23rd, 2008

You may notice something new on my site – over there to the right – at the top of my blog?

A couple of weeks ago I decided to check out BlogHerAds and they were accepting applications. I signed up and a few days after that when I logged on they had a notice up that they were sorry, but they were not accepting applications at this time. Well, I guess … click here to continue reading BlogHerAds!

Festival of Frugality

By Mrs. Accountability on April 22nd, 2008

Neat! I finally worked up my nerve and submitted a post to one of the carnivals, Festival of Frugality. This week’s host is Aaron Stroud of On Financial Success. Thank you, Aaron for hosting and including me in The Paragraph Edition | Festival of Frugality 122.

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Grocery Shopping Series Part I: Cheaper Ground Beef

By Mrs. Accountability on April 19th, 2008

If you’re visiting from the Festival of Frugality, welcome! This week’s host is Aaron Stroud of On Financial Success.

Thank you, Aaron for hosting and including me in The Paragraph Edition | Festival of Frugality 122.

This is Part I in a series on saving money on groceries.

When I was six years old, my mom worked as a meat wrapper for the butcher shop in a local grocery store. … click here to continue reading Grocery Shopping Series Part I: Cheaper Ground Beef

Order Your Checks By Mail

By Mrs. Accountability on April 18th, 2008

Do you still order your checks through your bank? You can save quite a bit of money if you order them yourself.

A friend of mine has been collecting the inserts from the past few Sunday papers and asked if I could help her find the best deal.

First let me say that it would be much easier to just use the inserts from the paper, than try to figure it out … click here to continue reading Order Your Checks By Mail

I Love It When Blogger Upgrades

By Mrs. Accountability on April 17th, 2008

Blogger is coming up with some new options, the one I’m most looking forward to is scheduled posting!

If you use Blogger, and have techie leanings, you will probably want to try it out before the general public by going to Blogger in Draft. Sign in as usual, but when you get done with your post, click on “Post Options” at the bottom left side, just above “Publish Post”. Now to … click here to continue reading I Love It When Blogger Upgrades

Get Your $25 Today – Extended until May 15th!

By Mrs. Accountability on April 13th, 2008

UPDATE! Revolution Money Exchange has extended their offer until Thursday May 15th! If you are part of a couple, you can easily make $60 by signing one of you up, referring the other, and signing up the other.

Hurry! Tuesday, April 15th is the last day to sign up with Revolution Money Exchange!

Sign up today and make $25! When you use my referral button in this post, or … click here to continue reading Get Your $25 Today – Extended until May 15th!