Category Archives: Money

Free 8×10 From CVS – Dec. 24th Last Day

saving money
Read about this free 8×10 over at The Wife at Home. The code is ENLARGE and this offer expires TODAY, so hurry on over. If you are new to CVS, you can also get 50 free prints. Except NOW I know why I normally don't take advantage of these deals. I started a folder on my computer for digital photos I want to have printed out, but I only had three photos. I knew which one I wanted to reprint… Read the rest

New Business Truck

spending money
Mr. A's work truck is a Ford F150, I can never remember the year on it but I think it's a 1987. It broke down again on Thursday. I finally got him and AJ put on my AAA towing service account. AAA is pretty cool in that they will add other people onto your account and prorate the account, so it only cost me $40 to have them added. We don't get the basic plan, since being towed five miles… Read the rest

Two Monitors at Work!

saving money, time is money
It was so exciting yesterday to get my second monitor. I have wanted this setup for a while, and I am so glad it has finally been made possible. My main project right now, aside from my “regular” duties, is getting our manual accounting set up into our electronic accounting. One of the things I am doing is creating documentation for every procedure. It is especially helpful for me, as many of the procedures are done only monthly, so from… Read the rest

Gas Dropping and why I like QT

business tips, spending money
On November 2nd, I paid $2.39 for unleaded. By November 19th, it had dropped by thirty-five cents, to $2.04. The next day, on the 20th, when I saw it was down under two dollars a gallon, I just had to stop and fill up my tank in celebration. For a while there, I was having to budget $638.00 just for my drive to work, and church on Sunday and Wednesday night. At $1.99/gallon, my monthly budget for gasoline has mercifully… Read the rest