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Carnivals the week of October 19th 2009

Carnivals
My post My Credit Score – Has It Really Jumped 31 Points? was included at the Money Hacks Carnival #85 today over at Green Panda. Some of the posts I liked there: Ask and Receive, Revisited by Funny About Money – Funny gets a great deal on some yard work she's been needing to have done. 9 Ways You Can Knock The Socks Off Your Next Landlord – Although I hope I never have to rent again, these are some… Read the rest

Our Grocery Budget – How It’s Evolved

Carnivals, cash system
If you are visiting from the Carnival of Money Stories II hosted at PT Finance, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Phil for including my post in today's carnival! When Mr. A and I were married the first time, I was the “money person” much like Blunt Money discusses in a recent post Why is it hard to stick to a budget? I was in charge of the finances, made the grocery shopping list, and did all the… Read the rest

Cash System for Groceries – Week 6

cash system
Week 6 : Monday October 13th to Sunday October 18th We are supposed to have $160 each week for groceries.  We overspent last week, so we were supposed to stick to the amount remaining, which was $82. We were unable to do that, and ended up spending $166. Here's how we did: I didn't add any new categories to track this week. I suggested to Mr. A that we forego buying groceries this week to catch up, but he did… Read the rest

Q&A with Mrs. Accountability

My Two Cents
Today I'm opening the floor to my dear readers. Ask me any question, and I'll try to answer it. Maybe there's something you've always wondered, but have never asked. Maybe you want advice for a particular issue.  Maybe you have a question about blogging.  Or about Excel.  Perhaps you'd like to ask me to blog on a certain topic or issue?  Or maybe you just want to know what the weather's like in the desert right now. You ask, I'll… Read the rest