Blast from the Past – February 2008

Blast From the Past
In February 2008, Out of Debt Again was still a baby blog barely six months old. During that month we took a new direction as Mr. A  gave his two week notice at his regular job to pursue his own business full time. We went deeper into debt by using a credit card to pay for the past due child support that Mr. A owed to me and the State of Arizona.  Later in the month I updated on how… Read the rest

Friday Finds

Friday Finds
I haven't done a Friday Finds post in forever, and this week I want to include my thanks to Credit Card Offers IQ for hosting the Carnival of Money Stories: Superbowl Edition on Monday and including my post I'm Drowning in Receipts. Some other stories I liked from the CoMS2: Money Management Advice From My Grandpa at Christian Personal Finance. I love hearing about our very frugal older relatives; reminded me of my frugal grandma. Just in time for Valentine's… Read the rest

Those New Laws Regarding Our Credit Cards

credit cards
Have you gotten any notices about the changes?  I have received several. My GE Money Lowe's card (which I haven't used in years) arrived with this information: Due to new credit card regulatory requirements, we will no longer be permitted to offer “no payment” promotions. As a result, starting on February 1, 2010, any new financing promotions offered on your Lowe's Consumer Credit Card will require minimum monthly payments during the promotional period. In the event that the regulatory requirements… Read the rest

February Gardening 2010

gardening
I haven't done a garden update in a while, even though my garden has been quietly growing throughout winter. Unfortunately, the bed I planted in was underlaid with chicken wire over three years ago, so the gopher was able to make his way into the bed and was starting to eat my vegetables. I had to move everything from the invaded bed, into a bed that was underlaid only last year.  It took quite a while for the transplanted veggies… Read the rest