2009 February | Out of Debt Again

Mr. A Graduated - Bank Secured Credit Card Becomes Unsecured

By Mrs. Accountability on February 10th, 2009

Last year, Mr. A and I went down to the bank and had him sign up for a bank secured credit card so he could start building credit in his name.

He used cash only for many years and the credit bureaus didn’t even know who he was when we tried to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Laundry Detergent - Success!

By Mrs. Accountability on February 9th, 2009

I did make the laundry soap over the weekend. I grated my bar of Fels Naptha while watching my favorite show Clean House. I normally don’t watch television, but while I was sick and out of work for a week, flipping through the channels I came across Clean House. Now on the weekends usually [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Do You Pick Up Coins?

By Mrs. Accountability on February 6th, 2009

Mrs. Micah tweeted about a New York family that picks up coins and blogs about it. In 3 years of tracking, they found over $1000. Wow. Year Four started on October 9th, 2008 and as of Tuesday the 3rd of February, they’ve found $55.09. That’s pretty amazing.

Mr. A finds dimes – almost every [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Another Garden Update

By Mrs. Accountability on February 5th, 2009

My dear readers, I am so sorry for all the gardening posts for those of you who come here to read about personal finance and see if we’re ever going to get Out of Debt Again!

I promise I will soon get back to the discussion surrounding personal finance, but to tell the honest [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Homemade Clothes Detergent

By Mrs. Accountability on February 2nd, 2009

I’ve known about making homemade laundry detergent for several years, but I’ve never tried it. I even bought all the ingredients a year or so ago, but they just sat. I still have the washing soda and Fels-Naptha bar, but the Borax was used.

Last week my boss brought me the recipe that her [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]