Monthly Archives: July 2008

Cast The Beam Out of My Own Eye

30 Day Abundance Project, True Confessions
Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. The day after I wrote this post about my mom's $6480 washing machine, I read this post from Jesse at The Penny Saved: PMI, the nasty little blood sucking leech that's hard to get rid of. I cringed as I read Jesse's post, and felt just like a hypocrite as… Read the rest

Carnivals Today!

Carnivals
I submitted two recent posts and am honored to be included in one carnival and a festival this week! My post Is It The Law of Attraction? Or Just Wishful Thinking? was included at the 68th Carnival of Money Stories hosted by Funny About Money and On Financial Success hosts the Festival of Frugality 134 included my post Remove Wrinkles – Like Magic! Unfortunately no one can post at Funny About Money's and thank her for the hard work she's… Read the rest

Read to Your Children

frugal
Frugal Babe had a baby a couple of months ago, and it is really awesome to read about a family with a new baby that are living so simply. Babies really don't need much and they don't cost that much either. Seriously. Babies don't care about a fancy nursery or changing table, or expensive toys. Especially when they are newborns. All they really want is mother's milk, a dry bottom, and to be held close and snuggled. I've mentioned my… Read the rest
Bank of America Credit Card

Credit Card, Debit Card or Cash?

credit cards, plan of action
Dave Ramsey says, “Responsible use of a credit card does not exist.” Mike at Living the Cheap Life disagrees and articulated his reasons. Back when we were debt-free (except for our mortgage) I used my credit cards wisely. I bought items in our budget that we had to buy anyway, and I got rewarded for those purchases. I admit it wasn't the best “reward” available – I received a $25 Amazon Gift Certificate for every $2500 that was charged onto… Read the rest