Photo Developing at Costco

For years I avoided purchasing a Costco membership. I’m not sure why, although living below poverty level for many years was probably a factor. However, now that we have more money to work with, it makes sense to have a membership there, and I’m learning more and more how to save money by shopping [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Cheap Date Ideas

Last year I wrote about our second anniversary date and funny enough as it turns out we had a similar anniversary date for our third anniversary this week.   Mr. A wanted to go into the big city to an event he’d been looking forward to attending, and on our way back home we stopped [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Paperback Book Swap - How Paperbackswap.com Works

Photo: stack of books, Ballard, Seattle, Washington by Wonderlane

I wrote about joining Paperbackswap about one year ago in August. I listed ten books so that I could get two free credits.  Each book is worth 1 credit once it has been received by the requestor.  A few were asked for right away, but the remainder have sat on my “bookshelf” for the [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My New Frugal Versatile Dress Up Outfit

Mrs. Accountability Dressed Up to Party!

Last week there was an event at my job and I needed to dress up.

Well… if you’ve been keeping up with the goings on here at Out of Debt Again, it just so happens about 16 months ago I went through my closet in a mad fit, determined to donate all the clothes [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique Wouldn’t You Rather Donate to a Small Charity?

I’ve been driving around with two boxes of clothing and one box of paperback books in my vehicle, planning to stop at Savers or Goodwill.  Today I was in the area of Children’s Angel Foundation Thrift & Boutique, a thrift store I’ve been wanting to visit for at least two years.  I’ve always been [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Total Gym Exercise Manual - Where to Find One

Since I’m feeling better physically, I’m finding I have more energy and I’m planning to start exercising on my Total Gym 1700 Club starting in July.  I got my bedroom cleaned up and decluttered enough to bring the workout machine from my bathroom where it has resided for the past year, but I can’t [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Can You Just Run Out and Buy Something on a Whim?

The other day I was thinking about a couple of things I’ve been wanting to buy.   And I realized that living so far away from the big city probably helps to keep my impulse buying to a minimum. Sure I could jump in my car and drive 30 miles to buy what I’m hankering [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My Husband Had to Return a Car Part

CJ Bowker’s recent shoddy customer service experience at Verizon reminded me of one that Mr. A had last week.

There’s an auto parts place in Phoenix known for pinching pennies.  Mr. A likes to buy auto parts there sometimes because they are significantly cheaper than the other stores, Autozone and Checker Auto.

This time [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Would You, Could You Spend $25 on a 5 Pound Bag of Flour?

Kacie over at Sense to Save is teaching herself how to bake, and recently asked in a blog post Can a $9 bag of flour be frugal? My short answer to that is yes.  When you consider bread is $2 to $5 a loaf, you can make several loaves with a five pound bag [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My Guest Post over at The Digerati Life

Today SVB at The Digerati Life has been kind enough to feature me as a guest blogger with my post Guide To Sewing Buttons: How To Sew On A Button Correctly.   My tutorial has instructions, plus photos. Go on over and check it out, take a look around SVB’s blog and subscribe to her [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]