Monthly Archives: February 2009

Is It Just MY Vacuum Cleaner?

frugal
One of these days I'm going to do some research on the best vacuum cleaners, then I'm going to write the names of them in my tiny purse phone book and when I'm at Savers or Goodwill on a sale day, I'm looking for a new vacuum cleaner. Our vacuum cleaner is probably two years old. It's a cheap one that we bought from Walmart – similar to this one Bissell Upright Bagless Vacuum but mine is a 6594-W and… Read the rest

Financial Update

Monthly Reports
When I started this blog in September 2007, our lives were quite a bit different than it is now. Mr. A was “working for the man” making a steady $15 an hour, forty hours a week. We had around $10,000 in debt, which had been accumulated within one year due to circumstances beyond our control. From what I could see on paper, we should have money to throw at the debt, but we weren't making much progress. I was inspired… Read the rest

Valentine’s Day Soup

frugal, holidays
We stayed home and had a nice relaxing day. Well, it was fairly relaxing for me, as I stayed in the kitchen cooking most of the day. Mr. A spent several hours replacing a bypass hose on my 13 year old vehicle. One of the recipes I made today is one I came up with years ago, but never got around to making it. Now that I've finally made it, turns out I was right! It is delicious! If you… Read the rest

Yay – My Glasses are Being Replaced!

saving money
Back in August I blogged about how I fell into a pothole at one of the outlet malls in the big city. I tried calling back a few times, because my glasses were really scratched badly and I got the feeling they were just trying to wait me out. You know, if they never returned my calls, maybe I wouldn't be tenacious enough to keep calling. They were right. I gave up after about four calls. I'd already told them… Read the rest