Monthly Archives: May 2008

Baby Steps Progress and Using the Cash System

Making Progress
I keep getting way behind on staying on top of our finances so last weekend I decided I was going to take 10-15 minutes every evening and enter receipts into Quicken. I've been sticking to my goal and I'm very glad because we've been having some issues with our checking accounts. We have been keeping $1000 in Mr. A's business account so when he starts a new job he'll have money to cover materials until the first payment is made.… Read the rest

Our New (Used) Washer and Dryer

saving money
Our washer has been showing signs of working less and less effectively in the past couple weeks. I mentioned it to Mr. A, but he didn't have a chance to look into ituntil last night. Our son was washing a load of clothes and Mr. A took a look in the washer to see if there was room for one more item. He called out to me, “Mrs. A, the washer isn't agitating!” I told him I'd mentioned that to… Read the rest

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, Thanks and Kudos

Tech Stuff
If you normally view my blog in a reader, I encourage you to come by and take a look at the renovations I've implemented today. Special thanks to the wonderful community out there that exist to help bloggers, old and new alike to make their blogs do what they want them to. Three Columns Instead of TwoI use Dan Rubin's Thisaway Green template which is normally two columns. But today I added a third column to my blog with many… Read the rest

Finds on Friday, May 16th

Friday Finds
Mrs. Micah's In Case of Alien Abduction Series. This is an important idea. Like Mrs. Micah, I am also the one in charge of our finances, and I am going to start keeping hard copies of all this information. Mr. A doesn't “do” computers and if something were to happen to me and our son, he'd be lost without hard copies. The Saving Diva of Saving for a Home of My Own reminded me about Ebates! I have been a… Read the rest