January 2010 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports
Okay, we were under budget on a lot of items.  I always like seeing that gasoline amount come in under budget, and no major car repairs. We went over budget on Beauty/Sundries by $9.96. The main item to push me over in this category is the purchase of the Shikai lotion which I totally love. I have been trying to find a natural lotion that didn't contain parabens and I found this one at Amazon, at a discounted price, four… Read the rest

My Guest Post over at The Digerati Life

frugal
Today SVB at The Digerati Life has been kind enough to feature me as a guest blogger with my post Guide To Sewing Buttons: How To Sew On A Button Correctly.   My tutorial has instructions, plus photos. Go on over and check it out, take a look around SVB's blog and subscribe to her very informative and interesting blog! Yours Truly,OUT OF DEBT AGAIN is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to… Read the rest

Meet Brad Chaffee from Enemy of Debt

OODA Spotlight, Questions and Answers
Today Brad Chaffee from Enemy of Debt and I are exchanging question and answer posts. Brad eliminated $26K worth of debt in 18 months and is determined to never be in debt ever again!  Wow, that is fantastic! After you read Brad's answers here, go over to his site and read my answers. And while you’re at Brad's site, take a look around and subscribe to his blog! Brad, is your spouse a spender or a saver? My wife is… Read the rest

Friday Finds

Friday Finds
I didn't participate in any carnivals this week, but I still found some good stuff out there in the blogosphere: Mr. Credit Card has stirred up quite a discussion over at Fiscal Fizzle with his guest post Is Passive Income Real? The frugal and green-minded Mrs. Money asks Is Climate Change a Hoax? at Ultimate Money Blog.  Can you still be a “greenie” and not believe in climate change? There is so much out there on both sides of the… Read the rest