Two Insurance Quotes, Two $10 Gift Cards

Free Is Good
The first one is for a $10 Gift Card from Target. Here are the conditions stated: You must be an Arizona resident. This offer is valid only for households that have not requested a quote in the previous six months. It does not state that you must be a member of AAA – it is on the back page of the AAA magazine High Roads.  The offer expires September 30th, 2009. “We're so confident we can save you money, we'll… Read the rest

Trying to Catch Up

Just Stuff
I was on vacation last week.  I put together a bunch of posts and scheduled them for each day I was gone. Then came the crash after the vacation, which I knew was inevitable, but since I was back home, I figured I'd be able to at least get some posts together. But no, every single day was spent catching up, trying to get caught up at work, with Mr. A's business' accounting and most importantly, trying to catch up… Read the rest

Health Savings Accounts

plan of action
I don't know anything about them at all.  Mr. A's COBRA insurance expires either this month or next and I was thinking maybe we should take that $145/month and put it into an HSA. Does anyone have some pointers on HSAs? Mr. A rarely gets sick so he's been annoyed with me for continuing his insurance through his last employer. I just worry about catastrophic events like poor David over at Goliath Debt, David Income. Congratulations David, on your new… Read the rest

My Poor Garden – It’s Too Hot!

gardening
All my squash plants died last week. The watermelon plants are still struggling. Actually that's not completely true.  One is thriving very nicely, I don't know what its problem is. It is sending out runners all over the place. No flowers or baby watermelons, just prolific green vines. However, my tomato plants are struggling. I had hoped to muster up some energy over the weekend to give them a trim and cover them with shadecloth to help them withstand the… Read the rest