2009 July | Out of Debt Again

Health Savings Accounts

By Mrs. Accountability on July 31st, 2009

I don’t know anything about them at all. Mr. A’s COBRA insurance expires either this month or next and I was thinking maybe we should take that $145/month and put it into an HSA.

Does anyone have some pointers on HSAs?

Mr. A rarely gets sick so he’s been annoyed with me for continuing his insurance through his last employer. I just worry about catastrophic events like poor David over at Goliath … click here to continue reading Health Savings Accounts

My Poor Garden – It’s Too Hot!

By Mrs. Accountability on July 30th, 2009

All my squash plants died last week. The watermelon plants are still struggling. Actually that’s not completely true. One is thriving very nicely, I don’t know what its problem is. It is sending out runners all over the place. No flowers or baby watermelons, just prolific green vines.

However, my tomato plants are struggling. I had hoped to muster up some energy over the weekend to give them a trim and … click here to continue reading My Poor Garden – It’s Too Hot!

What’s a Vacation?

By Mrs. Accountability on July 29th, 2009

I haven’t had too many vacations in my life. When I was growing up I was the oldest of seven children and frankly we couldn’t afford to go on vacation. I remember one time – when there were only five children, the youngest an infant – we were piled into my stepfather’s bright red-orange Chevy Vega and driven to visit his parents who lived in California. I don’t remember too … click here to continue reading What’s a Vacation?

I Feel Like I Keep Getting Knocked Down

By Mrs. Accountability on July 28th, 2009

Just when I start feeling optimistic about our debt, thinking we are finally making some progress, something happens that totally blows me out of the water.

Like the newest huge chunk of debt, the air conditioning unit having to be replaced. I guess if things continue with Mr. A’s business like they have been, going along pretty steadily, and we are able to make a $500 dent each month, then it … click here to continue reading I Feel Like I Keep Getting Knocked Down

The Deal We Got On Our Air Conditioner

By Mrs. Accountability on July 27th, 2009

It was still expensive, but it would have been a lot more had it not been for Mr. Fierce generously allowing Mr. A to purchase a unit at cost. So far the unit was $1500 and the duct work modifications have come to just over $400. And Mr. A was able to do the entire installation himself, so there was no cost there.

It was really horrible here while the air … click here to continue reading The Deal We Got On Our Air Conditioner

Air Conditioning Woes II – The Home Version

By Mrs. Accountability on July 23rd, 2009

Yesterday Mr. A called me and asked if I had a minute… he needed to talk to me. Whenever he prefaces a conversation like that, I have to take a deep breath and tell myself everything’s going to be okay. He was calling me around 12:30pm and apparently he’d already done everything he could to try to fix the problem, but had been unable. So he finally had to call … click here to continue reading Air Conditioning Woes II – The Home Version

Found Money

By Mrs. Accountability on July 22nd, 2009

A couple of days ago I was doing Mr. A’s banking and I’d forgotten to take photocopies of the checks I was depositing. I have asked the bank before, but I really don’t like imposing on them for something I should have already done. His accounts are at a credit union and I was at a branch within a grocery store. The grocery store had a copy machine, so I … click here to continue reading Found Money

June 2009 Monthly Report

By Mrs. Accountability on July 20th, 2009

I’m going to get back to making monthly reports. I have got to get back to tracking our finances more carefully.

Mr. A was saying he would be willing to start writing checks if that would help, because swiping the plastic just seems to lessen the effect of money being spent.

We were under budget on some items, but overbudget on others. We’re going to try to crack down on this budget. … click here to continue reading June 2009 Monthly Report

Google Page Rank

By Mrs. Accountability on July 19th, 2009

My site recently went up to a page rank of 3. That is pretty exciting, and I’m so happy to see it. I didn’t have a ranking for the longest time, and finally I wrote to Google and asked them why? What had I done wrong? Mr. A has websites that have been up for less than a year for his companies and his already had page ranks of 2. … click here to continue reading Google Page Rank

Swiss Chard Trials – FAILED

By Mrs. Accountability on July 18th, 2009

I’m sorry to say the chard died due to my neglect of my garden. I’d asked Mr. A to water last week, and he got out there every morning faithfully for me, but I assumed he knew what to water. He didn’t realize the shelter over the Swiss Chard was there for a reason, so he didn’t water that bed. By the time I thought to ask him about it, … click here to continue reading Swiss Chard Trials – FAILED