Do You Ever Spend a Set Amount of Money More Than Once?

I have noticed over the years that I have a bad habit of doing something when extra money comes in.  For example, last month an extra $30 landed in my PayPal account. So I thought I’d go ahead and buy those Wii games that I mentioned on my spending spree. But I’d forgotten that [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Meeting Pioneer Woman at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona

Okay, this weekend my blog has deteriorated into the Pioneer Woman fan club that is me, Mrs. Accountability. This is totally a fluff post, and I hope my faithful readers will indulge me. Hardly anyone reads my blog on the weekends anyway, y’all are out busy with your real lives.  But I promised I [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I Got To Meet Pioneer Woman Last Night! Enter to Win a Cookbook!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A FEW DAYS.

Giveaway at Out of Debt Again!  I’m offering a beautiful and very special cookbook to one of my visitors and it has been signed personally by the author, Ree Drummond of The Pioneer Woman Cooks! [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

The Time I Almost Married An Amway Salesman

Come close, my pretties, and let me tell you a scary and financially disastrous Halloween love story.

I rarely dated during the years Mr. A and I were divorced. Getting married again was not my first priority.  Being the best parent I could be was a lot more important. However, I did date a [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I Received a Duplicate Shipment from Amazon

I ordered three cookbooks, one for me, one for AJ and one for my boss for a Christmas present from Amazon.com. I was so excited to see they had arrived! Two boxes.  I picked up the one, opened it up and looked inside. Pulled out the plastic bags of air and thought I saw [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Answers to Mrs. A’s Q&A

Last Monday I asked if my readers had anything to ask, so here are the answers.

Mrs. Gardener asked how my garden was doing. It’s coming along, here let me show you a picture of the delicious baby greens that are doing wonderfully. I’ve already harvested one bunch of radishes, too!  I’m going to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

I Threw Away My Eyeliner!

I didn’t mean to!  I bought a new pencil since the old one had just a nub left in the tip. I prefer the kind that you twist and the eye liner moves up into position, as opposed to the old fashioned pencil types that you have to sharpen.  I haven’t found one of [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Oh Shoot! Overdrafted Our Checking!

This is why I’m so danged paranoid about taking our checking account down to under $200.  Last weekend, our checking account showed that we had over $3000.  I paid some bills, made some credit card payments and took it down to $295.28.

I wasn’t sure if a payment was due for Mr. A’s COBRA; [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Agh, Another Dumb Mistake!

On Tuesday I just couldn’t wait to write up a big ol’ complaining post about what the bank did.  But I had to wait to see if it really was the bank, or was it me? Turns out, it was me. AGH. But I learned something, and isn’t that what really counts?  Because thankfully, [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Collections Agency Demand Note

When you see an envelope with Arizona Department of Revenue ATTN: Collections Division in the return address, it can have a slightly terrifying effect. I know it struck terror in my heart when I saw it. I try so darned hard to do the right thing, and sometimes still get dinged.

It arrived in [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]