About three or four or maybe even five years ago, I had to stop using the air on my Pathfinder on the high setting otherwise it would make a weird whirring noise. Whatever it was doing, I was afraid it would break if I kept running it on high, so I never took it past medium after that. A couple of weeks ago, after Mr. A fixed my air conditioner, it occurred to me that maybe I could now use… Read the rest

On September 5th last year we signed up for our current broadband Internet connection.  Previously we were paying $69.99 per month and $55 for our land line.  This new service offered VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and a much faster connection for $59.99 a month (see the previous post for speed tests), so we canceled the old Internet and our regular land line.  AJ and I are the ones on the Internet, and we really, really love having this faster… Read the rest

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

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