All posts by Mrs. Accountability

Adobe, You Rock! I Get To Upgrade at Home for Free!

Tech Stuff
The way I see it, I just got a free program which retails for nearly $1000! I work from home on occasion, and one of the duties I perform for my employer is maintaining our company website. My software at work was upgraded over a year ago, and I feel very fortunate to have Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium. It is only because of the excellent company TechSoup which allows non-profits to purchase software and hardware at a fraction of… Read the rest

Visitors in the Garden

frugal, gardening
When I got home from work today I went out to check on the garden. One of our cats was in the garden, hunting what looked to be a Curve-Billed Thrasher. Between Mr. A and I, we were able to catch him and set him free. This means there is a way into the garden for both birds, and cats. Drat! Thankfully the dogs had not discovered the bird or they would have been trying to find a way in… Read the rest

Gasoline Calculator

saving money
Back in June I posted about my Out of Debt Again Gasoline Calculator v.1 which can be downloaded here. Since that post, 57 people have downloaded the calculator. I'm excited to see that many downloads. Thanks everyone for your interest. Now I'm wondering who is using it, and how it is working out for you? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think about it. This spreadsheet was originally hosted at 4shared.com which did a great job… Read the rest

Gardening and Blazing Speeds!

frugal
I'm heading out to see if I can get my seeds planted. I usually overwhelm myself and try to get EVERYTHING started that I want, but I told myself this morning as I was milking that I would only plant a few things and I can plant again in two weeks. I started out with lettuce, radishes, kale and Swiss Chard. Then I realized I have to plant beets, too. Especially since they take a long time to mature into… Read the rest