All posts by Mrs. Accountability

Spending Spree

Our cash flow problem has ceased. Whew. The client that Mr. A billed the other day paid 75% of the amount due. That's okay, he's worked with her for over two years and she'll pay the rest soon. I sat down on Wednesday night and listed all the bills that are upcoming, estimated the gasoline usage until the end of the month, listed the credit card that we have been using to balance out the cash flow and once we… Read the rest

I Can’t Believe I’ve Done It Again

I've lost a check. This isn't the first time I've done this. This one is for $220!!!!! I have these crystal clear memories of the check: opening the check when it arrived in the mail bringing it into the house with the rest of the mail our youngest son looking at it and asking about it Tuesday morning I thought I should get the check and get it into my purse so we could get it deposited into the bank… Read the rest

Dollar Stores

I don't shop dollar stores very often. When I do, I make sure I'm actually in a “DOLLAR” store. You know, the ones that actually have everything for a buck? Some so called “dollar stores” have everything priced in increments of dollars. But if I'm after cheap quality merchandise, I expect to pay ONE dollar. Yesterday I stopped by two dollar stores. One in the big city, and the only one I know of in our little town. The one… Read the rest

Little Victories

We're still struggling a bit financially. It's hard to think about posting when I'm busy concentrating on not worrying. Money is coming in, a payment arrived yesterday. Another client has been billed. I have been trying very hard to stay calm about our financial situation since the purchase of the equipment that cost $1450. I've had to both rob our savings and use another of my credit cards to balance things out until more money comes in. Mr. A's new… Read the rest