Category Archives: spending money

New Tires for My Vehicle and New Eyeglasses

spending money
Actually that title should read No New Tires for my Vehicle… the last couple of times I had to buy tires, I needed them in about eighteen months time.  With my last purchase of tires I finally set up a sinking fund so I would have enough money set aside when I needed tires again.  I started putting away $22 a month because I anticipated having to replace tires again in eighteen months, and calculated the cost to be $400.… Read the rest

Where Does Your Paycheck Go?

spending money
I was looking for a new font to make a new header for my blog. I just felt like making a change, and in the process I found a “get out of debt” group at Flickr and thought this image was interesting. So interesting in fact, that I thought it would be fun to create my own graphic of where my paycheck goes. I work four days a week.  I've not taken into account any other amounts of money coming… Read the rest

Walmart 75% Off Sale Christmas 2010

spending money
Last year I was terribly disappointed with Target's 90% off after Christmas sale. Kudos to Target, though!  For once, they got their ordering right and had hardly anything left, but that meant that there was hardly anything to pick from which made it not very fun for me.  I don't know if the pickings were slim throughout the season or what, but I went to about six stores and it was not worth the effort at all. I usually don't… Read the rest
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Tithing – We’re Not Required To Tithe In The Age of Grace

spending money
I've suffered a lot of guilt in my life over tithes until a couple of years when I learned why it's not necessary to feel guilt or fear. I was raised in a religion that demanded 10% of one's gross income, or God's punishment would rain on any who dared disobey. I spent years literally wracked with guilt and fear, because I truly had no extra money to give to any church. Let me tell you of an experience I… Read the rest