Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Price of Bread is Outrageous!

frugal
Can you believe the price of bread from the store? Over four dollars a loaf for some types! Goodness!  I don't really eat much bread, but Mr. A likes to have sandwich bread on hand for sandwiches.  He always tries to buy bread that is on sale, or at least the cheapie store brand pretend wheat – you know the kind that looks like white bread but it's brown colored? I love fresh baked bread, but I don't make it… Read the rest

My Hubby Fixed My Car A/C for $30!

automobiles
I wrote about how Mr. A had hooked up a switch for my car's air conditioning. It worked great for a couple of weeks but then the switch stopped working. By that point I was feeling more comfortable with the new “setup” and was okay just hooking the two wires together. Then last week the fan stopped working, even when the wires were hooked together. The next day as I'm preparing to leave for work my hubby leans in on… Read the rest

July 2009 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports
I promised last month that I was getting back to monthly reports, so here are the numbers for July. We were under budget on some items, but over budget on others. I need to find some way to budget gas so that it doesn't include Mr. A's business usage. $413 went for my vehicle, while Mr. A used $432. Last month I said, “We're going to try to crack down on this budget. And I need to make some credit… Read the rest

Learn to Cut Hair – Save Money

saving money
Yesterday morning was hair cutting day around the Accountability household.  Big A has alopecia, so he has been bald several years. Actually, he started losing his hair in chunks when he was two years old, and he now is dead certain that I shaved off his hair and that's why he's bald. He at times will get very upset with me over the fact that I took his hair.  On hair cutting days, he laughs heartily, hoping I'll do the… Read the rest