Category Archives: True Confessions

The Phone That Won’t Work

True Confessions
Currently Mr. A's cell phone is his business line. We have advertising in the Yellow Book and Yellow Pages, on his websites, business cards, Craigslist, four newspapers, all using the one phone number. But Mr. A's phone is over two years old now, and we think it's not getting good reception as he seems to be missing a lot of calls. One of my previous cell phones was doing that. Our plan is through T-Mobile and I have been with… Read the rest

How Being a Packrat Costs You Money

True Confessions
I've been a packrat all of my life. I believe it stemmed from my poverty-stricken childhood, but it could be genetic as my grandmother and grandfather who lived through The Great Depression were both afflicted with it. And well, yes my mother has it as well. Mr. A has it, worse than me, and his mother has it. But her husband is one of the people who throw things away that are perfectly new just because it hasn't been used… Read the rest

A New Place to Share My True Confessions

OODA Spotlight, True Confessions
Over the weekend I checked out a new website called Spendster.org, a place to confess your True Confessions, and let the WHOLE WORLD know how much money you've wasted on JUNK. I've watched a few of the videos and I can relate to a few, unfortunately. Although I must say the money I've wasted has been buying discounted, clearanced, or from yard sales and thrift stores. I have a terrible habit of buying something on sale or clearance as a… Read the rest

Really Stupid Decisions

True Confessions
I really hate it when I let something slip by for months and months. Grrrrr! Back in May… on May 2nd to be exact, I ended up deleting my ring tone on my phone. You see, I needed to save something on my phone, I think Mr. A sent me a picture or something, and I am constantly out of room on my stupid cell phone. I don't text, I don't take pictures. I guess I have about 150 phone… Read the rest