Category Archives: budget

I Need a New Budgeting Plan

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As I mentioned in a post at the beginning of the year, 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 the ways I think I can cut down the work is instead of separating groceries from other grocery store bought items (like household… Read the rest

Decluttering With A Purpose

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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 the time, or I'm too tired to go through a behemoth pile of papers that somehow, again, stacked themselves up alongside my computer monitor.  There's no way… Read the rest

Amazon’s Text Trace

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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, charger and contractor's bag.   Thank you Father's Day Specials! He was concerned about it being shipped and left outside all day long so I told him I'd be… Read the rest

Wells Fargo Charges a Fee to Make Transfer to Another Bank

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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 push money to ING Direct where I have several savings sub-accounts. That was all set up and over the weekend I decided I would move some money… Read the rest