2009 March | Out of Debt Again

Mr. A Finds A Deal on Craigslist

By Mrs. Accountability on March 31st, 2009

Mr. A needed some scaffolding for a job where he was going to be installing 15 ceiling fans into homes that had 20′ vaulted ceilings. We checked on Craigslist and found a guy that was selling not only the scaffolding that Mr. A wanted, but also a 32 foot extension ladder, and a shorter ladder. The guy only wanted $125 for all three things! The ladder alone was … click here to continue reading Mr. A Finds A Deal on Craigslist

Electricity Going Up Again

By Mrs. Accountability on March 30th, 2009

Bummer! I got a notice by email a couple of days ago that our electricity bill is going up to $296/month. Shoot! It was down to $280/month. I was a little worried that it was going to go up again, because there has been more than one day in the last month that 80°F was more than I could handle, and turned the thermostat down to 78°F.

I need to continue … click here to continue reading Electricity Going Up Again

Just What I Needed, More Credit

By Mrs. Accountability on March 27th, 2009

I bank with Wells Fargo and they recently decided that it was necessary to lower my overdraft loan amount from $5000 to $2000. They didn’t touch the $20,000 line of credit attached to the account we use for Mr. A’s business.

I’ve been using my Chase Amazon card pretty heavily and paying it down with big chunks. In fact, just a couple of weeks ago I decided to estimate how much … click here to continue reading Just What I Needed, More Credit

Automobile Maintenance

By Mrs. Accountability on March 26th, 2009

My Pathfinder has 283,000 miles and for once we decided to have some work done proactively, instead of waiting until something broke.

I have been experiencing a few problems. The most pressing issue was the rocking back and forth when I drove on a curved road, or if I hit a bumpy section on the freeway (unfortunately a regular occurrence). For some reason I just couldn’t bring myself to take my … click here to continue reading Automobile Maintenance

If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another

By Mrs. Accountability on March 23rd, 2009

It’s finally starting to ease up a bit for me. I realized yesterday, after working in my garden for three hours, digging an 8 foot long by 2 foot wide and 10 inch deep bed, lining it with chicken wire and filling with composted manure and the dirt I’d dug out of the bed, that finally I’ve completed my goal to get my garden back in order. It took six … click here to continue reading If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another

The Winner Has Been Chosen!

By Mrs. Accountability on March 20th, 2009

The winner of the free copy of H&R Block’s TaxCut software has been selected and emailed. I hope to be contacted soon for instructions on getting the prize.

I finally got a chance today to start on our income taxes. It looks like, mercifully, we will not owe too much money. Under $100 so far to federal. I still need to go through and get Mr. A’s mileage completed for last … click here to continue reading The Winner Has Been Chosen!

Contest Ends Today!

By Mrs. Accountability on March 19th, 2009

Don’t forget to comment on my contest post here: Win My Copy of TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file. The contest ends today at midnight, Mountain Standard Time.

I am hoping to get to our income taxes this weekend. I am kind of dreading it, because I’m afraid we’ll owe. But I’d rather owe, than have it the other way around.

Have a very wonderful day!

Mrs. Accountability

Posting From My Garden

By Mrs. Accountability on March 18th, 2009

My life is so busy, much too busy for my tastes. I’d prefer to water the garden early in the morning, or let an automatic watering system do it for me, but I don’t have it set up yet, and alas I work four days a week, so those days I can’t water early, unless I want to get up even earlier than 4am. So each afternoon I come out … click here to continue reading Posting From My Garden

Quickbooks Pro vs. Quickbooks Simple Start

By Mrs. Accountability on March 17th, 2009

As you know, I keep Mr. A’s books for his two businesses, and for a while I was keeping track using Quicken. That seemed to work out okay, but it started to get cumbersome because I was having to use Excel to create invoices. A friend of mine told me she uses Quickbooks, and loved it, so I started checking into the program. I discovered there is a free version … click here to continue reading Quickbooks Pro vs. Quickbooks Simple Start

Win my copy of TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file

By Mrs. Accountability on March 13th, 2009

CONTEST OVERVIEW:

What you will win: One copy H&R Block TaxCut 2008 Premium Federal + e-file shipped directly from H&R Block.
How to enter: Comment on this post and tell me when you plan to file your taxes.
Contest ends: Thursday, March 19th at midnight (MST).

I mentioned in a post a few days ago that Pinyo over at Moolanomy was having a contest to give away four copies of H&R Block TaxCut 2008 … click here to continue reading Win my copy of TaxCut Premium Federal + E-file