Category Archives: True Confessions

Remember to Backup Your Data!

Write 5000 Times In Notepad “Do Your Backups”

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Today's True Confession is about computer backups.  We all know to do them, but how dedicated are you to keeping your data backed up?    I'll go first.  I suck at doing routine backups. That's one reason why I decided to sign on with Carbonite. However, as it turns out, I excel so highly in not doing backups that I managed to have a backup accident during the time when my Carbonite backup service had been interrupted (by my own stupidity).… Read the rest

True Confessions: Columbia House Fiasco

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This is one of those things that happened and like dominoes just kept getting worse and worse. First Mistake – Never Sign Up in the First Place A couple of years ago, I signed up with Columbia House to earn some MyPoints. When I was a stay at home mom living below poverty level, I had a lot more time to keep track of memberships I'd joined for one dollar and needed to cancel in thirty days.  But I know… Read the rest

True Confessions – We Bought AJ His First Car

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I've really been debating this post because I don't want to get slammed for being part of a decision that I had little control over.  Not to say I wasn't fully in agreement, it's just that of course I always wish extra money was thrown at credit card debt.  In spite of my concerns, I wanted to share the good news. Mr. A had two great months in February and March.  Of course my fervent hope is that this trend… Read the rest

What Really Happened on Valentine’s Day

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Thanks to everyone who voted, that was fun. 🙂 I hope you got a little chuckle out of my Valentine's Day post. Mr. A told me the story of what happened, and it wasn't quite that way, but while he was telling me we started thinking of how funny it would be if the store owner had done just that. We laughed and laughed just imagining it, how confused he would be, how determined she would be to get rid… Read the rest