All posts by Mrs. Accountability

My Mom’s $6480 Washing Machine

Carnivals, My Two Cents
I was talking with my mom on Sunday about her financial situation. We've talked about it before and she's pretty open about things. She was caring for my grandmother 24-7 the past ten years, up until Grandma passed away last September. Grandma had two pensions, one from working for the state for 25 years, and the other for working for the county for 25 years. She had a couple thousand coming in, and the way I always looked at it… Read the rest

The Eight Little Pigs – Festival of Frugality #130

Carnivals
Welcome to the 130th Edition of the Festival of Frugality! Thanks to the Festival of Frugality allowing me the honor of hosting here at Out of Debt Again. Oh my goodness, there are so many great posts this week! Thank you to everyone who submitted. I loved reading through all the entries but narrowed these down for my editor's picks. To Be Debt Free presents CVS Extra Care Bucks. I'm kind of in the same boat as To Be Debt… Read the rest

Mr. A Finds Dimes

My Two Cents
Apparently there's some weird phenomenon about finding dimes. When Mr. A and I run errands together, and sometimes we go to three or four stores in one day, almost every single store we go to, every single time, he finds a dime. I have found a dime or quarter or penny every once in a while, but it's almost freaky how he's always finding dimes. Here is a blog where the writer describes every dime finding event in detail: Finding… Read the rest

Featured on MSN Money! My Friend Mortgaged Her Condo

Carnivals
I've been missing in action the past week or so! I had that training conference to attend and in the days before I was preparing for the three days away from home, packing and getting everything lined up so I could be away without leaving my family in too much of a lurch and was so busy that I didn't have time to spend on this blog. Today our boys took Mr. A out for bowling and to see The… Read the rest