Category Archives: spending money

7 Reasons You Need A Widescreen LCD Monitor

spending money, True Confessions
True Confession: Last week I invested in a monitor similar to this one:. I have been using two monitors at work for the last year and a half, and have been telling myself I just don't need a new monitor at home.  My old huge heavy 19″ CRT monitor was working just fine.  But then weekend before last my son brought out his 25.5″ monitor and set it up on my desk while I was outside.  I came back in… Read the rest

How Much Have You Spent At Amazon?

spending money
A few weeks ago Mike at Saving Money Today reported that he's spent a grand total of $2703.59 at Amazon since his first order in August 2000.  I replied to Mike's post, urging him to use someone's (hint, hint) affiliate link before shopping at Amazon.  Since then he's had a few more replies with others sharing (confessing?) how much they've spent at Amazon.  That prompted me to take a look… are you ready? Here we go… I opened my account… Read the rest

We’re Actually Taking a Vacation

spending money
Mr. A and I have never really gone on a vacation together.  We've gone camping for the weekend two decades ago, but once our children came along we mostly stayed home.  Especially in the last decade since we've owned milking goats. It's not easy to find someone to babysit your critters when you live out in the boonies and one of the chores is milking. We looked into going a couple of weekends ago, but started to hyperventilate when we… Read the rest

What Do You Buy At Costco?

spending money
I avoided having a membership to Costco for the longest time.  I didn't want to have to pay a yearly membership, for one thing, and I'd heard a few stories about impulse shopping and buying a large quantity of one item only to never use it.  My in-laws have given us 10 of an item on more than one occasion when it turned out they didn't care for the item they'd bought, since many of the canned goods come in… Read the rest