Category Archives: Money

Student Loan Forgiveness Program

time is money
One of my coworkers forwarded an email to me last week and I thought it might be of interest to those of you out there with student loans. You may qualify, or maybe you know of someone else who could benefit. The following is from the email that was forwarded to me: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 established a new public service loan forgiveness program. This program discharges any remaining debt after 10 years of full-time… Read the rest

Learn to Cut Hair – Save Money

saving money
Yesterday morning was hair cutting day around the Accountability household.  Big A has alopecia, so he has been bald several years. Actually, he started losing his hair in chunks when he was two years old, and he now is dead certain that I shaved off his hair and that's why he's bald. He at times will get very upset with me over the fact that I took his hair.  On hair cutting days, he laughs heartily, hoping I'll do the… Read the rest

The Deal We Got On Our Air Conditioner

spending money
It was still expensive, but it would have been a lot more had it not been for Mr. Fierce generously allowing Mr. A to purchase a unit at cost.  So far the unit was $1500 and the duct work modifications have come to just over $400.  And Mr. A was able to do the entire installation himself, so there was no cost there. It was really horrible here while the air conditioner was out.  It would get as hot as… Read the rest

Air Conditioning Woes II – The Home Version

spending money
Yesterday Mr. A called me and asked if I had a minute… he needed to talk to me.  Whenever he prefaces a conversation like that, I have to take a deep breath and tell myself everything's going to be okay.  He was calling me around 12:30pm and apparently he'd already done everything he could to try to fix the problem, but had been unable.  So he finally had to call and share the bad news with me. The compressor on… Read the rest