All posts by Mrs. Accountability

I’m Going to Start eBaying Again

Money, True Confessions
A couple of weeks ago I thought I'd give eBay another try. After all I have all this stuff laying around that “might be worth something on eBay”. I researched a broadband router that I'd bought from my old boss about four years ago. It looked like several had been bid on and sold recently for around $10. I paid $40 for the thing but I figured I may as well try and recoup some of the money I'd put… Read the rest

Day 2 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

30 Day Abundance Project
Day 2 – $200 Millionaire Mommy has invited us to do this money exercise with her. I'm supposed to double the amount of money every day I'd use to go on a spending spree. I have trouble thinking of things to spend money on because I try to live frugally and keep my wants to a minimum. I asked Mr. A what he'd buy if he had $200. He couldn't think of anything. We talked about a few things but… Read the rest

Day 1 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

30 Day Abundance Project
I've decided to join in with Millionaire Mommy's 30-Day I Want More Money Exercise. Day 1 – $100 Spending SpreeI'd buy one of these Litter Kwitter kits and teach our cats to use the toilet instead of having to buy cat litter every month. We used $104 on cat litter in the past year. If I could get our four cats trained to use the toilet, the kit would pay for itself within one year. [Added in at 5:15pm.] Gratitude:… Read the rest

258,000 Miles and Counting on my Nissan Pathfinder

automobiles
My 1996 Nissan Pathfinder has been a faithful and loyal friend for the past 6 years. It was six years old when we bought it, when we first moved out here. It had 78,000 miles on it when we bought it. It now has 258,000. We put an average of 30,000 miles a year onto this vehicle since we've had it. I researched vehicles when we were moving out here. We needed something that would haul our family of four… Read the rest