Brand New Carnival – Female Personal Finance Bloggers Unite!

Carnivals
I just learned that Her Every Cent Counts has started a new carnival – it's brand new and in the beginning stages, and the carnival will run once a month to start with. Check out HECC's post here to learn more about it:  Announcing the Carnival of Female Personal Finance Bloggers. Speaking of carnivals, I am very pleased and honored to be hosting the 28th Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories 2 on November 16th, 2009.   If you have… Read the rest

Meeting Pioneer Woman at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona

True Confessions
Okay, this weekend my blog has deteriorated into the Pioneer Woman fan club that is me, Mrs. Accountability. This is totally a fluff post, and I hope my faithful readers will indulge me. Hardly anyone reads my blog on the weekends anyway, y'all are out busy with your real lives.  But I promised I would share my night, so here you go. I promise on Monday we'll get back to strictly personal finance and nothing else. 😉 When I found… Read the rest

Transcription: Changing Hands Bookstore Q & A with Pioneer Woman

My Two Cents
Transcribed from our time with Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman on Thursday evening, November 5th, 2009 at Changing Hands bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. Hi guys! Thank you for coming. Good night. [Laughter] This is not my typical Thursday evening. I've got to stop wearing Spanx to these things. I can't get a deep breath. Wow. Amazing. I'm just trying not to get choked up. I had an allergy attack in Salt Lake City, so don't be alarmed if I look… Read the rest

Cranberry Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

frugal, Recipes
Bread pudding is a great and frugal way to use stale bread.  A couple of years ago at Christmas, one of my coworkers brought in a decadent bread pudding. Prior to that time, I'd never been too fond of bread pudding.  Maybe my tastes have changed, or maybe the bread pudding I've had prior to this time was just not very good. At any rate, once I had some of that delicious bread pudding, I realized that I did like… Read the rest