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Cash System for Groceries – Week 5

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Week 5 : Monday October 5th to Sunday October 12 We start out each Monday with $160 in cash for groceries. This week was a little funky and Mr. A totally blew the budget due in part to finding a great deal on lunchmeat and had to stock up.  16 ounces of sliced ham, which regularly runs $5.99 a package, and occasionally goes on sale for $2.99, marked down to $1.49.  He had $60 left, but the bill came to… Read the rest

Join AAA at 33% Savings

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Have you been thinking about joining AAA? I knew there were discounts for having a Triple A membership, but the last time I looked they were for things like car rentals, hotel stays, or trips to Disneyland. Then I read on a personal finance blog not too long ago (sorry I can't remember who!) about some of the perks for being a member of AAA.  Not to mention the peace of mind it brings, I was surprised to see how… Read the rest

Update on the Denied Insurance Payments

Carnivals, Making Progress
If you are visiting from the Carnival of Personal Finance – Halloween 2009 Edition hosted at Money Crashers, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Erik for including my post in today's carnival! Back in September I wrote about how Mr. A's insurance company was asking us to reimburse them for prescription medication that they'd paid for, and now have decided he wasn't covered at the time. I had hoped this update would be simple and the would be… Read the rest

October 2009 Garden Update

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Earlier this year I learned how to extend the life of my seeds.  Here is my gallon jar of seeds that I keep in the bottom shelf of my refrigerator.  If you look closely, you can see the rubber bands around some packets. I have bundled the seed packets together by season. The ones piled on top are all the seeds that I can use at this time of the year. On Monday I planted more seeds in my garden. … Read the rest