2008 June | Out of Debt Again

Day 3 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

By Mrs. Accountability on June 30th, 2008

Day 3 – $400

Join me and Millionaire Mommy in this 30 Day Abundance Exercise.

With $400 we’d buy the materials needed to reroof our carport, and build another carport on the east side of our home. We put up the west carport soon after we moved out here because the sun setting in the west causes the master bedroom to grow very uncomfortably hot during the summer. The east side catches … click here to continue reading Day 3 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

I’m Going to Start eBaying Again

By Mrs. Accountability on June 30th, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I thought I’d give eBay another try. After all I have all this stuff laying around that “might be worth something on eBay”.

I researched a broadband router that I’d bought from my old boss about four years ago. It looked like several had been bid on and sold recently for around $10. I paid $40 for the thing but I figured I may as well … click here to continue reading I’m Going to Start eBaying Again

Day 2 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

By Mrs. Accountability on June 29th, 2008

Day 2 – $200

Millionaire Mommy has invited us to do this money exercise with her. I’m supposed to double the amount of money every day I’d use to go on a spending spree.

I have trouble thinking of things to spend money on because I try to live frugally and keep my wants to a minimum. I asked Mr. A what he’d buy if he had $200. He couldn’t think … click here to continue reading Day 2 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

Day 1 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

By Mrs. Accountability on June 28th, 2008

I’ve decided to join in with Millionaire Mommy’s 30-Day I Want More Money Exercise.

Day 1 – $100 Spending SpreeI’d buy one of these Litter Kwitter kits and teach our cats to use the toilet instead of having to buy cat litter every month. We used $104 on cat litter in the past year. If I could get our four cats trained to use the toilet, the kit would pay for … click here to continue reading Day 1 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

258,000 Miles and Counting on my Nissan Pathfinder

By Mrs. Accountability on June 26th, 2008

My 1996 Nissan Pathfinder has been a faithful and loyal friend for the past 6 years. It was six years old when we bought it, when we first moved out here. It had 78,000 miles on it when we bought it. It now has 258,000. We put an average of 30,000 miles a year onto this vehicle since we’ve had it.

I researched vehicles when we were moving out here. … click here to continue reading 258,000 Miles and Counting on my Nissan Pathfinder

Carnival Today! Money Stories Edition #45

By Mrs. Accountability on June 24th, 2008

I submitted my recent post: My Mom’s $6450 Washing Machine to Carnival of Money Stories, Edition #65 and it is included in today’s carnival. Thanks to The Dividend Guy for including my post!

Yours Truly,

5 Years Worth of Deodorant – Only $5 Bucks

By Mrs. Accountability on June 24th, 2008

How much do you spend on deodorant and/or anti-perspirant each year?

First of all, do you know that anti-perspirant is actually bad to use? I don’t remember there ever being a time when I wasn’t looking for deodorant and avoiding anti-perspirant.

Nowadays I don’t have to look too hard, since I use a deodorant stone. This is the one I’ve been using for the past FIVE YEARS. I use it daily, and … click here to continue reading 5 Years Worth of Deodorant – Only $5 Bucks

A Truly Frugal Person…

By Mrs. Accountability on June 23rd, 2008

I was reading over at Megan’s A Dollar A Day blog the other day, and she asked the question, “How frugal is too frugal?”

Good question. She’s right, everyone has their limits, and we certainly have different ideas about what we should be frugal on.

Megan mentioned dumpster diving – which we have done in the past, when we lived in the mobile home park. The things we would find … click here to continue reading A Truly Frugal Person…

I’ve Got to Replace That Couch

By Mrs. Accountability on June 21st, 2008

Dorian over at The Personal Financier got me thinking with his recent post about the time and money and effort that goes into creating the perfect home.

I’ve never had much desire to “decorate”. I guess that’s a good thing because I have never had a lot of money for decorating. Or, maybe that’s WHY I don’t have much desire since I wouldn’t want to go into debt for … click here to continue reading I’ve Got to Replace That Couch

How Would You Solve Too Smart’s Dilemma?

By Mrs. Accountability on June 19th, 2008

I met several new bloggers by hosting the 130th Festival of Frugality on Tuesday and one of the bloggers I met was not only new to me, but he’s new to blogging. Too Smart to Live Like This wrote yesterday prompted by a post of Paid Twice’s post What’s Your Life-Changing Money? and realized that his life-changing number was $3600. He reasoned if he could pay off two loans that … click here to continue reading How Would You Solve Too Smart’s Dilemma?