To the $52 spent to upgrade to a more modern computer, add $43.31 since only God knows where my Quicken 2001 disc is located. I had to upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2008. It was on sale at Best Buy, $20 off the normal price of $60. I think I could have gotten it for a few dollars less and could have gone through one of the online rebate portals if I'd bought it online, but I needed to have it… Read the rest

We're still struggling a bit financially. It's hard to think about posting when I'm busy concentrating on not worrying. Money is coming in, a payment arrived yesterday. Another client has been billed. I have been trying very hard to stay calm about our financial situation since the purchase of the equipment that cost $1450. I've had to both rob our savings and use another of my credit cards to balance things out until more money comes in. Mr. A's new… Read the rest

April was a rough month. I had some bad news about our goats, coupled with Mr. A's business driving me bonkers with anxiety and worry over bounced checks, and people not getting back to us so I thought they were mad and ignoring us, I just about had a nervous breakdown for a few days. I really must find a way to smother the insecure child that lives within me. Or at least get her to grow up a tad!… Read the rest

I cut our credit card payments down to $150 each this month. We are in hoard mode due to Mr. A's new business getting off the ground. Word of mouth is traveling and so far he's keeping busy. We spent over our budget on gasoline, but we are still working out the details on keeping Mr. A's business expenses gasoline on a different card. It's been a very busy month. I'm reading all kinds of books about customer service, and… Read the rest