All posts by Mrs. Accountability

What Is Your Time Worth?

Money
Paid Twice had a post recently How Much Money Is Your Time Really Worth? which reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend over the weekend. She crochets scarves and sells them in local boutiques for $15. I used to be part of a website that sold scarves, until the gal who had volunteered to be the “owner” of the site decided to downgrade the site to “basic” which crashed our shopping cart. The shopping cart which *I*… Read the rest

My Cheap -New- Computer

Tech Stuff
So far it's cost me $52.00 – it came with 1/2 GB of memory, and I wanted the maximum it could hold, 2GB. It is an eMachine, model T5082. Its processor is an Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz. An ex-neighbor of ours, whose home burned down, gave my youngest son this computer after the fire. The wife was afraid to live out here any longer since we don't have fire hydrants and the fire station is 15 miles away.… Read the rest

Breakdown of our Electricity Bill

electricity
This month's usage was high, as expected, but still less than last year. I would rather see lower than last year by even a few dollars, than higher as has been the trend for the past six years. As you can see in the graphic, we have consistently used less electricity every month of this year so far. As I look over the bill, I am always amazed at all the taxes, usage fees and other miscellaneous items added to… Read the rest

I’m Gold

spending money, True Confessions
I don't brag about myself very much but I just have to spout off a little about our successful event at work last Friday. We had nearly 80 prizes to give away and if it hadn't been for me, we wouldn't have had nearly as many prizes. Everyone kept saying it was our best year ever for prizes. But they didn't acknowledge the main reason. Me. Yes, little ol' me. I felt like The Little Red Hen. Well, I guess… Read the rest