My Hubby Fixed My Car A/C for $30!

automobiles
I wrote about how Mr. A had hooked up a switch for my car's air conditioning. It worked great for a couple of weeks but then the switch stopped working. By that point I was feeling more comfortable with the new “setup” and was okay just hooking the two wires together. Then last week the fan stopped working, even when the wires were hooked together. The next day as I'm preparing to leave for work my hubby leans in on… Read the rest

July 2009 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports
I promised last month that I was getting back to monthly reports, so here are the numbers for July. We were under budget on some items, but over budget on others. I need to find some way to budget gas so that it doesn't include Mr. A's business usage. $413 went for my vehicle, while Mr. A used $432. Last month I said, “We're going to try to crack down on this budget. And I need to make some credit… Read the rest

Learn to Cut Hair – Save Money

saving money
Yesterday morning was hair cutting day around the Accountability household.  Big A has alopecia, so he has been bald several years. Actually, he started losing his hair in chunks when he was two years old, and he now is dead certain that I shaved off his hair and that's why he's bald. He at times will get very upset with me over the fact that I took his hair.  On hair cutting days, he laughs heartily, hoping I'll do the… Read the rest

PaperBackSwap Club

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I've heard about these book swapping clubs, and decided to check into PaperBackSwap.  I joined, then browsed around and clicked a couple of books onto my reminder list; then I saw one that looked very intriguing and put it on my wish list. I guess the “wish list” is when the book isn't listed on the site at all, but you wish it was. The book became available the next day, but before you can participate (any further than signing… Read the rest