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September 2009 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports
I am so pleased with the September report. I was ready to post this report early in October, but I scheduled it for later in the month after I've paid the monthly payments to the credit cards. We were under budget in many departments. Gasoline was $100 under budget, we avoided eating out and saved a lot by doing that. We met our grocery goal of staying under $640 for the month of September! I'm amazed and delighted! In August,… Read the rest

My Credit Score – Has It Really Jumped 31 Points?

credit cards
// I was reading through some of the carnivals I'd entered in the last week and I came across Sun Financial's entry Is CreditKarma Useful?  From there, through a series of clicks here and there, I landed up at DebtKid's site. Yeowch. I was reading his post on how to raise your credit score and I got to wondering if my score has risen since I checked it last on August 31st.  I had hoped to see it rise before… Read the rest

Paying Bills Online, So Much Easier

Making Progress
I've been paying Mr. A's bills by check because it just seems more professional. However, this month I delayed on sending out the payment to his business credit card (which I've been paying in full each month). It's due by the 19th, and I started feeling a little nervous that it wouldn't arrive in time. So I went online to see about making an online payment, and of course it was so simple and easy to do. And such a… Read the rest

Our Taxes Are in the Mail Today

income taxes
Whew. What a relief to FINALLY have them done, and on their way. I am still a little bit nervous that I have not gotten everything, but I have done my very best. I never did find an accountant, darn it! I am going to keep that on my list of things to do for the businesses. I really hope this coming year I will have our taxes done early, like in February!!  And then I can sit on them… Read the rest