All posts by Mrs. Accountability

My Frugal Birthday Gift to Myself This Year: The Gift of Time

plan of action
Hello to all my faithful readers, today I am just popping in for a quick minute to tell you my birthday is this week and I decided I'm going to give myself the gift of time. I'm going to take a little tiny vacation from blogging. If you haven't already, please consider subscribing by RSS or by email so you'll get my posts as soon as I'm back. Love to you all, Mrs. AccountabilityOUT OF DEBT AGAIN is a participant… Read the rest

Benefits of Regaining Health – I Don’t Have To Take Any Prescription Medication!

saving money
I was diagnosed with asthma after a serious bout with pneumonia in 2002.  I was working for the same company I work for now, in the same position. My job is basically to sit at my desk and work at my computer, and I was so sick with pneumonia that I didn't have the strength to sit at my computer, even at home!  I was practically bedridden for an entire month.  I can still remember having to drive one of… Read the rest

Where Does Your Paycheck Go?

spending money
I was looking for a new font to make a new header for my blog. I just felt like making a change, and in the process I found a “get out of debt” group at Flickr and thought this image was interesting. So interesting in fact, that I thought it would be fun to create my own graphic of where my paycheck goes. I work four days a week.  I've not taken into account any other amounts of money coming… Read the rest

Sign Up With Credit Sesame Today and Check Out Your Credit Score

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I've been using Credit Sesame to check my credit score since December 2010.  Credit Sesame derives its information from Experian. When I first checked my score through Credit Sesame, it was 760.  It now shows my credit score is 761. As I mentioned in my review for Go Free Credit my actual credit score was higher at Experian, but I still like checking through Credit Sesame to see if the number has gone down or up. My Credit Usage in… Read the rest