Mr. A was hired to do a cleanout a couple of months ago and the bathrooms had been neglected for quite a while.

I knew vinegar and baking soda wasn’t going to do the job, chemicals would be required. Since I use chemical cleaners as little as possible, I wasn’t sure what to get [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I’m sure you are too savvy to be misled by the fake “make money at home ads using Google”.  Only $1.99 or $2.95 for your “free” kit and you too can be making hundreds and even thousands a month!

Click here to see what the screens are going to look like. Screen 1, Screen [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Just when I start feeling optimistic about our debt, thinking we are finally making some progress, something happens that totally blows me out of the water.

Like the newest huge chunk of debt, the air conditioning unit having to be replaced. I guess if things continue with Mr. A’s business like they have been, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

So my sister is finally going to get to own her own home, a dream she’s had for a very long time. I hate to dash her dream, but here’s the reality I see.

This is my sister with the bad credit problem.  She says the lending company told her her credit rating is [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

A couple of weeks ago, I saw something very disturbing. A young woman, probably in her early to mid-twenties was at a fast food restaurant where one of my coworkers and I had gone for lunch.  We don’t eat out often, but my coworker offers every once in a while and since she doesn’t [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

One of my coworkers was telling me about these Magic Erasers.

I had mentioned that I was dreading having to clean the guy shower at my place (the master bathroom is mine, Mr. A and our sons use the other bathroom) because it gets pretty grungy and I wasn’t looking forward to blasting it [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Now that title probably seems that it came out of left field for a personal finance blog, wouldn’t you agree?

Our janitor went on vacation for 2.5 weeks to visit with her family.  She comes from Guatemala and is the dearest woman. She’s my senior by a mere four months. We have a very [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my boss’s situation where she was denied when she tried to help her granddaughter with a school loan.

I thought the outcome was very interesting. My boss was ADAMANT that she had paid her Sears bill, and she claims she pays $500 each month, which is [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I make a point to not make personal New Year’s resolutions because I don’t like disappointing myself when I fail. But here is one I’m going to make this year, and I encourage you to do the same.

Support your local community.

I’ve always leaned toward buying from the little guy instead of [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]