Family Cloth?

In a recent post over at Mrs. Money’s, she had a conversation with her neighbor’s teenaged boy who asked “Why are you always hanging those little cloths outside?  What do you use those for?” and then she links to another post titled Cloth Toilet Paper.

I honestly have never heard of such a thing [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Transferring Balances

On August 16th I said, “I am going to make a point this month to transfer two credit cards over to another one that is offering 0% interest until May 2010. I am tempted to go with the 2.99% interest for one year… but will probably go with the 0% offer. I had better [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

August 2009 Monthly Report

Last month we decided Mr. A would begin using his business credit card for gasoline purchases, so we came in just under my estimate for gasoline for my vehicle.  Mr. A’s truck is used almost exclusively for his business so we shouldn’t really count the money we pay for gasoline as personal expenses.

Without [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Cash System for Groceries Week 1

If you are visiting from the 196th Festival of Frugality hosted at Green Panda Treehouse, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Green Panda for including my post in today’s carnival!

Our first week of using the cash system for groceries was Monday September 7th to Sunday the 13th was a great success! [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Carnival Time!

Over the weekend I entered six of my recent posts into carnivals!  I am hoping all of my posts will be accepted, and am listing them here. If they were not included, I will simply draw a line through them. Thank you to all the hosts who accept my posts into the carnival!

Monday, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

To Close or Not To Close?

Jeremy over at Generation X discussed whether or not one should close a credit card account in his recent post If You’re Going to Consolidate Then You Have to Stop Using Credit.

Since we’ve been looking into refinancing our home, and rolling in the credit card debt, this post says many of the things [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

If you are visiting from the Make It From Scratch! Carnival hosted at Ginger Won’t Snap, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Ginger for including my post in today’s carnival!

I’ve owned a Donvier Ice Cream Maker* since my children were little. My sister was the one that turned me on to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My On and Off Again Love Affair with eBay

If you are visiting from the Carnival of Money Stories II hosted at The Suburban Dollar, welcome to Out of Debt Again!  Thank you Kyle for including my post in today’s carnival!

A few years ago when I was working only three days a week, and Mr. A was the full time stay at [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

T-Mobile Impresses Yet Again

Back in June I had to replace my cell phone.  The guy at Costco was really helpful and even filled out my rebate form, taped the UPC to it and had it all ready so I just had to send it on its way. I’d misplaced it for a couple of weeks, but then [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

The Best Stuff to Clean a Really Dirty Bathroom

Mr. A was hired to do a cleanout a couple of months ago and the bathrooms had been neglected for quite a while.

I knew vinegar and baking soda wasn’t going to do the job, chemicals would be required. Since I use chemical cleaners as little as possible, I wasn’t sure what to get [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]