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By Mrs. Accountability on May 9th, 2008
Fridays are my catch up days. I work Monday through Thursday and by Friday I’m eager to catch up on reading. Here are a few posts I enjoyed.
Frugal Fabulous’s Frugal Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: These are some really great ideas and most moms are thrilled with handmade gifts. Katie is making her mom [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 9th, 2008
Right off the bat I’m going to say I wish I could be writing that I spent exactly $30 but alas I didn’t, and so here is my true confession.
My boss gave me a gift card from Mervyn’s as a thank you gift at Christmas. I haven’t had a chance to use it, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 8th, 2008
Last night as I filled my tank with gas, it finally sunk into my head that gasoline is almost THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER GALLON in my state. I don’t know why it hasn’t struck me before now. But as I looked at the receipt – which I had to go into the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 7th, 2008
Oh my goodness, it’s only four days away!
Everyone has a mother, and all mothers love to be noticed on Mother’s Day. What will you get your mother for Mother’s Day?
I began a tradition a couple of years ago and that was to send a Mother’s Day card not only to my mother [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 7th, 2008
Mr. A managed this one all on his own. He is learning to be a thrifty shopper.
At a recent trip to the store, Mr. A received a $10 off on your next purchase coupon.
We don’t buy soda regularly, but the next week the store was having a sale on 12-packs. Buy 2 [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 6th, 2008
I know I’m talking to the choir here, but I thought I’d give a heads up on the Stimulus Payment Email Scam that I received in my inbox just a few minutes ago. Apparently this has been going around the Internet since last year, although this is the first time I’ve seen or heard [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 6th, 2008
I have always heard that COBRA costs exorbitant amounts of money each month to keep one’s medical insurance going along steadily.
In fact, the amount I’d heard bandied (bantied?) around at my job was $1000 each month. Mr. A doesn’t care about medical or dental insurance since he never goes to the doctor, and [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 5th, 2008
I turn 45 this month. I’ve always liked having a May birthday because it’s far enough away from Christmas.
Once I became a mother, Mother’s Day became another day of celebration for me.
I don’t like to spend a lot of money on myself, and feel guilty when I do. But when my birthday’s [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 4th, 2008
April was a rough month. I had some bad news about our goats, coupled with Mr. A’s business driving me bonkers with anxiety and worry over bounced checks, and people not getting back to us so I thought they were mad and ignoring us, I just about had a nervous breakdown for a few [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
By Mrs. Accountability on May 3rd, 2008
I read over at Paid Twice’s blog today that you can check at the IRS website to see when to expect your stimulus check. I was a little bit concerned when I noticed the statement accompanying my results.
Look there at the bottom, which I circled in red and highlighted in yellow. You can [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]
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