Monthly Archives: August 2009

Decluttering is Hard to Do

Just Stuff
I happened upon this site today as I was blog hopping: The Life Change Experiment.  I only read through some of the posts, but the gist of the blog is that the couple has decided to give away everything they own. You might be able to get something for yourself, if you hurry. The offer ends on September 1st – here is the actual website where they are giving away their stuff. And in case you're wondering, no I didn't… Read the rest

Free Excel Gasoline Calculator – How Much Gas Do You Use?

automobiles
Looking for a way to calculate your gasoline usage?  Look no further, download my free Excel spreadsheet calculator.  If you don't have Microsoft Excel this calculator also works with OpenOffice which is a free office suite similar to Microsoft Office. My daily commute to work is 100 miles round trip, and I always set aside the amount of money I need for gasoline at each payday.  For example, one of my pay days is the last day of the month. … Read the rest

Student Loan Forgiveness Program

time is money
One of my coworkers forwarded an email to me last week and I thought it might be of interest to those of you out there with student loans. You may qualify, or maybe you know of someone else who could benefit. The following is from the email that was forwarded to me: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 established a new public service loan forgiveness program. This program discharges any remaining debt after 10 years of full-time… Read the rest

Oh Shoot! Overdrafted Our Checking!

True Confessions
This is why I'm so danged paranoid about taking our checking account down to under $200.  Last weekend, our checking account showed that we had over $3000.  I paid some bills, made some credit card payments and took it down to $295.28. I wasn't sure if a payment was due for Mr. A's COBRA; I wasn't sure if last month was the last payment, or this month. A call on Monday confirmed it was this month, so I had a… Read the rest