Category Archives: budget

One of My Coworkers Got Scammed Online

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I thought everyone knew about these things, and it is heartbreaking when you hear that no, everyone doesn't know. On a much lesser scale, I feel like I fell for the Free Credit Report scam just last week. Shoot, I should have known better!! One of my coworkers (I'll call her Sheila) fell prey to an Internet scammer not too long ago. They got to her through Craigslist. Sheila's ex-husband gave her a wide screen television so she decided to… Read the rest

Changing Garbage Pickup Companies

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We pay $32 a month for garbage pickup in our area. When we first moved out here in 2002 we hauled our own garbage for quite a while. Then we decided to sign up for trash pickup. We had one can for a year or two and then we ordered a second can. The cans hold 90 gallons. We pay every quarter in advance. Some people in our area burn their trash, but we've never gone that route. I don't… Read the rest

AJ Gets A Job and Plans a Budget

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My baby son has been hired to run a kitchen for a senior citizen center. He did some volunteering there and they liked his work ethic so much that they offered him a part time job. $10 an hour and 24 hours a week, but he's tickled with the position. Oh, and I guess since he's 19, I can't call him my baby boy any longer. But you know, he'll always be my baby. He starts on January 1st. Our… Read the rest

A New Plan for Our Budget

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It's been over a year since I have been trying to batten down the hatches here at Out of Debt Again. Meaning trying to get our family onto a budget. It's hard when I'm the only one dealing with the money because I use Quicken and Excel spreadsheets. Mr. A doesn't really get into this money stuff and it feels like to me that we don't keep to our budget like I think we could or should. So last week… Read the rest