Category Archives: Just Stuff

AJ Gets A Checking Account

Just Stuff
Our youngest son (heretofore known as AJ = Accountability, Jr.) is turning 19 in a few weeks, yesterday we went to the bank together to get him started with a checking and savings account. I learned a few things while I was at the bank yesterday. First off, I learned that the account we use for Mr. A's business offers free checks. When I ordered his checks a few weeks ago, someone commented to my post and suggested I should… Read the rest

One Year Moratorium on Books and Spending Sprees

Just Stuff
Whew. Trent over at The Simple Dollar has decided to go on a ONE YEAR moratorium on books. He's not going to buy any books for ONE YEAR. OUCH. That seems like such a long time to put oneself under the law! I find that I do the same kind of thing that Trent talked about – going on the little spending sprees – but for me, it ends up being things I have needed, but have not planned for… Read the rest

Spending Spree

30 Day Abundance Project, spending money
Our cash flow problem has ceased. Whew. The client that Mr. A billed the other day paid 75% of the amount due. That's okay, he's worked with her for over two years and she'll pay the rest soon. I sat down on Wednesday night and listed all the bills that are upcoming, estimated the gasoline usage until the end of the month, listed the credit card that we have been using to balance out the cash flow and once we… Read the rest

Cast The Beam Out of My Own Eye

30 Day Abundance Project, True Confessions
Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. The day after I wrote this post about my mom's $6480 washing machine, I read this post from Jesse at The Penny Saved: PMI, the nasty little blood sucking leech that's hard to get rid of. I cringed as I read Jesse's post, and felt just like a hypocrite as… Read the rest