Brad over at Enemy of Debt wrote about a woman who had to go into debt in order to get her car repaired in Perfect Example As To Why You Must Have An Emergency Fund.

I just feel really sorry for people in situations like this, because I have been there myself.

That’s how … click here to continue reading Emergency Savings

Hi to you!   Please take a moment to hop on over to The Digerati Life where SVB has so graciously accepted my guest post  How to Get Hired & Get The Job You Want by Volunteering. I’ll tell you how I got my current job by volunteering, and also how AJ got … click here to continue reading Guest Post over at The Digerati Life

My biggest fear when flying is that the plane is going to crash.

I really hate the thought of Mr. A and I going together on the same flight.

If we crash and die together, we leave our two sons without parents.

To ease my anxiety over this, the least we can do is have … click here to continue reading How Do I Make a Will?

When I lost my data last week, I was a little freaked out over having lost our tax returns, since I had neglected to print out a hard copy.

I’ve always admired those folks who have paper-free offices and would love to cut down on my paper collection. Unfortunately,  I always seem to … click here to continue reading How To Get a Copy of Your Federal Tax Return

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m growing weary of detailing receipts in Quicken. I’ve got to find a way to streamline the process. I do download the transactions from my bank account, but then I always go back with the receipts in hand and sort everything into categories.

One of … click here to continue reading I Need a New Budgeting Plan

A couple of weekends ago I tackled my bedroom and was determined to get rid of as much clutter as I possibly could.   Apparently sometimes I am in a certain mood which allows me to get rid of things which I would otherwise have trouble releasing.

Another problem is sometimes I don’t have … click here to continue reading Decluttering With A Purpose

Mr. A ordered a new power tool from Amazon, this item here: Makita 18-Volt Cordless 3-Piece Combo Kit.  Mr. A checked the prices at Home Depot, and Amazon’s price of $262.25 with free Super Saver Shipping was a screaming deal.  It included a regular drill, a driver drill and flashlight, two batteries, … click here to continue reading Amazon’s Text Trace

A couple of weeks ago I saw that Wells Fargo allows transfers to other banks, and my immediate thought was “WOW!  That’s cool! Now it will be that much easier to move money over to ING Direct!

I started the process to get that in place, since I wanted to be able to … click here to continue reading Wells Fargo Charges a Fee to Make Transfer to Another Bank

Back in August 2009 I talked about why my credit score is important to me – it’s because we would like to refinance our home.

The offer from the credit union has no doubt changed since then, but we were contemplating rolling our credit card debt with the mortgage, along with trading in … click here to continue reading Why My Credit Score is Important to Me

I mentioned the other day that Mr. A found a great deal on some plywood.  We have two projects we are working on for the business. First and most important is Mr. A’s work area, and second is my office.  Neither of us have a proper place to work. I’m squished into … click here to continue reading Mr. A’s New Work Area – Building It On The Cheap