My 13 year old Pathfinder's air conditioning has been on the fritz. Reading this post over at The Grass is Greener reminded me about it. I mean… I've been so overworked at work and my brain is so fried lately that I forgot it's a personal finance worthy topic! I mean really! It can be so expensive getting air conditioning issues resolved.  I have heard more than once people talking about it costing upwards of $2000 to get their air… Read the rest

My boss has a cell phone, but she doesn't use it very often. She told me she uses less than 30 minutes a month. She's paying almost $50/month for the service. I'm trying to talk her into a pay as you go phone [Disclaimer: T-mobile has not paid me to make this post], as it can be a much more economical option.  AJ used a T-mobile pay as you go phone for about a year before upgrading to the plan… Read the rest

The Accountability Family recently went to one of the small towns near where we live. Mr. A has a client that just bought a fixer-upper home for $40,000.  I went along with my camera to take photos of the place. We needed to kill a little bit of time, so we stopped at Savers just to have a look around.  Their prices are high at this particular one, I prefer to shop the Savers in the big city since they… Read the rest

So back in September, I signed up for the TrueEarnings Card from Costco and American Express.  I found the offer from Madison at My Dollar Plan. I was supposed to get a $25 statement credit soon after.  On February 11th, I called to find out why I never got my $25 statement credit, and was told it takes up to 12 weeks to see this offer, and it should show up anytime. I called again on March 3rd and was… Read the rest