Category Archives: Money

Fry’s Electronics Rebates – I Almost Lost 15 Dollars

saving money
The afternoon before I left to go on my vacation, I decided I needed an SD card for my camera which would hold more photos, so I stopped by Fry's Electronics.  I found they had the Polaroid 16 GB SDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card for $39.99 with a $15 rebate. It would end up costing me $28.71 after tax, and $1.80 per GB. Sweet. I knew it was a gamble since things were going to be a little crazy… Read the rest

What Are Your Least Favorite Jobs?

time is money
It's interesting how we each seem to be cut out for certain jobs. And equally interesting how there are jobs we never wish to hold. My Least Favorite Jobs I knew in the fifth grade that I never wanted to be a teacher, or a bus driver. I was a quiet excellent student, horrified by the troublemakers in my class and on the bus. One year earlier my mother had remarried, and our parents would occasionally leave me at home… Read the rest
Bottom Drawer - Shorts and Pants

An Awesome Way to Organize Your Dresser Drawers

time is money
I used to be one of those people who left all my clothes in the laundry basket and dug through to find what I wanted to wear.  Of course then they would be wrinkly so I'd have to use my secret weapon to remove those wrinkles. When you are exhausted all the time, it's hard to find the energy to get the clothes into the washer let alone actually fold and put them away. If I did fold my clothes… Read the rest

We’re Actually Taking a Vacation

spending money
Mr. A and I have never really gone on a vacation together.  We've gone camping for the weekend two decades ago, but once our children came along we mostly stayed home.  Especially in the last decade since we've owned milking goats. It's not easy to find someone to babysit your critters when you live out in the boonies and one of the chores is milking. We looked into going a couple of weekends ago, but started to hyperventilate when we… Read the rest