Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique Wouldn’t You Rather Donate to a Small Charity?

I’ve been driving around with two boxes of clothing and one box of paperback books in my vehicle, planning to stop at Savers or Goodwill.  Today I was in the area of Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique, a thrift store I’ve been wanting to visit for at least two years.  I’ve always been [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Blast From the Past - June 2008

And now it’s time for our little walk down memory lane. In June 2008 Out of Debt Again was in its infancy, barely ten months old.

On the 2nd, I shared a story about my friend whose Mother is Rolling Over In Her Grave – a Credit Card Debt Story which was featured on [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

April and May 2010 Monthly Report

My gas costs went down since AJ got his own car. He was filling my tank at least twice a month, but I didn’t realize what an impact it would have on my gasoline costs once he started driving his own vehicle.$188 of the auto expenses was due to our AAA being renewed, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Friday Finds June 25th, 2010

It’s Friday once again!   Time is flying. Even yesterday when I needed to hold my mouth closed on a mold for a crown at my dentist appointment and the gal told me I had to keep my teeth together for four and a half minutes, THAT time flew by. It was uncomfortable and I [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Total Gym Exercise Manual - Where to Find One

Since I’m feeling better physically, I’m finding I have more energy and I’m planning to start exercising on my Total Gym 1700 Club starting in July.  I got my bedroom cleaned up and decluttered enough to bring the workout machine from my bathroom where it has resided for the past year, but I can’t [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Download Transactions - How To Use Quicken 2010 Series Part I

I use Quicken to download transactions from my bank.

In this series, I will give you step by step instructions, including screenshots of how to download transactions from your bank. In this series, I am using Quicken Deluxe 2010*.

There are two options for downloading transactions.  Quicken can do it for your automatically using [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I Need a New Budgeting Plan

As I mentioned in a post at the beginning of the year, I’m growing weary of detailing receipts in Quicken. I’ve got to find a way to streamline the process. I do download the transactions from my bank account, but then I always go back with the receipts in hand and sort everything into [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

June Gardening – Tomatoes Galore!

I planted a 10 pack of Early Girl tomatoes in March and I was wondering why there were no red tomatoes yet.  Then one weekend morning I thought I spotted some color way down at the base of one tomato plant so I got down on my hands and knees and wonder of wonders, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Decluttering With A Purpose

A couple of weekends ago I tackled my bedroom and was determined to get rid of as much clutter as I possibly could.   Apparently sometimes I am in a certain mood which allows me to get rid of things which I would otherwise have trouble releasing.

Another problem is sometimes I don’t have the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Friday Finds June 18th, 2010

Another week has flown by at the Accountability household. Here are some of the posts I have recently had the pleasure of reading:

My Financial Objectives talks about Bringing Your Efficiency Home. Definitely a topic to which I can relate, and one thing that stood out for me is the need to “relax” upon [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]