2009 October | Out of Debt Again

The Time I Almost Married An Amway Salesman

By Mrs. Accountability on October 31st, 2009

Come close, my pretties, and let me tell you a scary and financially disastrous Halloween love story.

I rarely dated during the years Mr. A and I were divorced. Getting married again was not my first priority. Being the best parent I could be was a lot more important. However, I did date a guy I met online for a brief period of time.

I’d met this really neat lady that … click here to continue reading The Time I Almost Married An Amway Salesman

Carnivals for the week of October 26th, 2009

By Mrs. Accountability on October 30th, 2009

Carnival of Money Stories II

My post Our Grocery Budget – How It’s Evolved was included at The Carnival of Money Stories II – The Halloween Candy Edition hosted by PT Money.

Some of the posts I liked there:

Building Rich Money Habits 101: My personal finance story by Rich Money Habits. Great story!
Freefrombroke relates their recent moving experience in Tips I Learned From Our Move. One of the best tips I ever … click here to continue reading Carnivals for the week of October 26th, 2009

I Received a Duplicate Shipment from Amazon

By Mrs. Accountability on October 29th, 2009

I ordered three cookbooks, one for me, one for AJ and one for my boss for a Christmas present from Amazon.com. I was so excited to see they had arrived! Two boxes. I picked up the one, opened it up and looked inside. Pulled out the plastic bags of air and thought I saw two cookbooks. I assumed the second box had only one cookbook. So I walked back over … click here to continue reading I Received a Duplicate Shipment from Amazon

NuRide – Earn Points for Carpooling, Biking & Telecommuting

By Mrs. Accountability on October 28th, 2009

I was over at My Frugal Life and Dawn mentioned a post by Amanda over at My Dollar Plan – Ten Surprising Ways You Can Earn Cash. I clicked through on number ten, but found that I can’t participate since the NuRide, Inc. program isn’t in my area yet. But if you happen to live in one of these areas you might want to check it out:

Connecticut
Hampton Roads, VA
Houston, … click here to continue reading NuRide – Earn Points for Carpooling, Biking & Telecommuting

My Idea of a Cheap (and Fun!) Date

By Mrs. Accountability on October 27th, 2009

I have been posting a weekly report on how it’s going with using cash to buy our groceries. Since one of the reasons I am behind on tracking our finances is due to spending Friday out with Mr. A, in lieu of the weekly report, I’m going to share my idea of a fun and cheap date. I am hoping to get back on schedule in time for next week’s … click here to continue reading My Idea of a Cheap (and Fun!) Date

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Recipe

By Mrs. Accountability on October 26th, 2009

If you are visiting from the Make it from Scratch! Carnival hosted at the Make it from Scratch! blog home, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Stephanie for including my post in today’s carnival!

This recipe includes five simple ingredients: butternut squash (you can use pumpkin or any variety of winter squash), honey, cream, whole milk and honey.

Yesterday on the way home from church, I noticed several establishments … click here to continue reading Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Recipe

Mr. A’s Credit Score

By Mrs. Accountability on October 25th, 2009

Mr. A has dealt mostly with cash in his life, so in February of 2008 I had him apply for a secured credit card so he could begin building his credit. We put $600 into the bank, and they held onto it while we used the card to buy gasoline and paid it in full each month. Before I had him apply for the card, I tried to pull … click here to continue reading Mr. A’s Credit Score

Answers to Mrs. A’s Q&A

By Mrs. Accountability on October 24th, 2009

Last Monday I asked if my readers had anything to ask, so here are the answers.

Mrs. Gardener asked how my garden was doing. It’s coming along, here let me show you a picture of the delicious baby greens that are doing wonderfully. I’ve already harvested one bunch of radishes, too! I’m going to plant peas this weekend, and a few more things. Lettuce is definitely on the list.

Baby Greens: … click here to continue reading Answers to Mrs. A’s Q&A

Consolidating Our Credit Cards

By Mrs. Accountability on October 23rd, 2009

For some reason I have been having trouble bringing myself to use our $20K line of credit. I have just been procrastinating, even though the interest rate is 10.2% as opposed to the highest credit card which is 13.24%. The other credit cards are below 10% (amazingly).

Mr. A and I have been having financial discussions and last weekend we signed a contract so we’d be on the same page … click here to continue reading Consolidating Our Credit Cards

What Are Some Good Cheap Holiday Ideas and Gifts?

By Mrs. Accountability on October 22nd, 2009

I know, Halloween hasn’t even gotten here, but my boss is already buying Christmas gifts. When she starts doing that, I know the winter holiday season is right around the corner. I need some new ideas. I’ll share some of mine, and please help me with sharing some of yours.

One of the most loved gifts that I share at this time of the year is fresh produce from my garden, … click here to continue reading What Are Some Good Cheap Holiday Ideas and Gifts?