Friday Finds

Friday Finds
This week I participated in the Carnival of Money Stories #42 hosted by Personal Finance by the Book which included my post: Happy Valentine's Day. Thanks for for including me, Joe! Some posts that I liked at the CoMS2: Super Saver presents Why We Chose a 30 Year Mortgage posted at My Wealth Builder.  I like hearing how people come to their decisions on various financial matters. PT presents Fun, Frugal, Family and Friends Outings posted at PT Money. I… Read the rest

Pixie Colour Picker – My Favorite Free Computer Tools

Free Computer Programs, Reviews
One of the things I love about the Internet is all the free programs you can find. Today I want to tell you about one of my favorites, Nattyware's Pixie Colour Picker. Pixie Colour Picker was created for webmasters and designers, and with the explosion of blogs across the Internet more people are learning how to tweak their templates.  I always have Pixie open when I'm tweaking my blog template, Atahualpa (which is also free and has over 200 customization… Read the rest

We’re Making Double Payments – Why Is the Interest Still So High?

Questions and Answers
One of my readers, OregonSun sent me an email about a recent loan asking, “We have a loan that is on simple interest.  Even though we are making double the payments, the balance (interest we are paying) doesn't seem to be reducing the way I thought it would.  Am I doing something wrong?” I asked for a few more details, and said I would take a look. OregonSun says she is her most recent payment was $90.20 and the interest… Read the rest

How I Spent My $25 Big Lots Gift Card

spending money
I thought I'd share with you how I spent my gift card from Big Lots. Mr. A was with me, and wanted the miniature shovel for $8.00. I bought two pillows, one for me and one for Big A. I usually buy $5 pillows from Walmart, but I thought these Ralph Lauren pillows would hold up better than the WM specials.  My pillow is almost five years old and very flat. As it turns out, this pillow was so thick… Read the rest