Monthly Archives: April 2010

My Credit Score Dropped Again!

credit cards
This credit score thing is really starting to get on my nerves.  Back in October I checked my score and it was at 751. Now it's at 731. What in the world is happening? Why has my credit rating dropped?  To my knowledge, I have done nothing to make this happen. I haven't opened any new credit card accounts, I haven't applied for any credit at all. I haven't missed making any payments, and I'm paying more than the minimums.… Read the rest

Friday Finds April 23rd

Friday Finds
The week has flown by so quickly, I cannot believe it's already Friday again.  I'm going to try to finish up our income taxes this weekend, so I can make an appointment with our accountant next weekend to have her go over things to make sure I have everything done correctly. In the meantime, here is my weekly roundup of interesting posts I've read in the last week: Mrs. Money has finally come to peace with how she's going to… Read the rest

Blast from the Past – April 2008

Blast From the Past
Out of Debt Again was eight months old in April 2008. Join me as we walk down memory lane and see what OODA was up to two years ago this month. On the first I wrote a post called When Being Poor Warps Your Thinking.  If you could spend $50 or 19 hours of your time volunteering, which would you rather do? On the 3rd, I wrote how Phone Quotes are Becoming Less of an Option. It used to be… Read the rest

True Confessions – We Bought AJ His First Car

automobiles, True Confessions
I've really been debating this post because I don't want to get slammed for being part of a decision that I had little control over.  Not to say I wasn't fully in agreement, it's just that of course I always wish extra money was thrown at credit card debt.  In spite of my concerns, I wanted to share the good news. Mr. A had two great months in February and March.  Of course my fervent hope is that this trend… Read the rest