Category Archives: Money

T-Mobile Made Me An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse

Free Is Good, saving money
Well, it was time for my two year contract extension, and time to choose a new phone since the flip part had broken to the point where I was having to carefully cradle both parts in my hand in order to even talk on the thing. I started out by doing some research at T-mobile.com to see what kinds of phones were available to me at a reasonable (hopefully free) price. When I logged in, T-mobile displayed a page with… Read the rest

$600 Later, My Car Runs Again

spending money
Sheesh!!   So it ended up that the coolant temperature sensor that was broken by a previous mechanic, that Mr. A replaced (instead of complaining to the mechanic) was defective. When your coolant temperature sensor is defective, it will cause your car to have a “hard start” which apparently also will cause it to die when you come to a stop, or not start at all after you've driven the car for any length of time. In the process of trying… Read the rest

$100 at the Dentist

spending money
I finally got to the dentist last Thursday. I had already cancelled three times, and I couldn't cancel again, so I forced myself to go. My boss told me the story of why she got all her teeth pulled when she was 24 years old. She says her bottom teeth were beautiful, all straight, white and perfect. It was the top molars that kept getting “rotting from the inside out”.  I think she also said her front teeth had a… Read the rest

My Car Is Sick

spending money
It's been doing this thing where it starts up just fine in the morning, then after I get to work if I have to go anywhere within an hour of arriving, it won't start. Mr. A tried to troubleshoot the problem, but was unable. So we caved and had it towed to a shop. I'd called the alignment shop that I use, and they are very reputable and fair. They recommended a guy down the street. Unfortunately the guy wouldn't… Read the rest