Found Money

referrals-and-rewards
A couple of days ago I was doing Mr. A's banking and I'd forgotten to take photocopies of the checks I was depositing. I have asked the bank before, but I really don't like imposing on them for something I should have already done. His accounts are at a credit union and I was at a branch within a grocery store. The grocery store had a copy machine, so I decided to spend 10 cents and get a copy myself.… Read the rest

June 2009 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports
I'm going to get back to making monthly reports.  I have got to get back to tracking our finances more carefully. Mr. A was saying he would be willing to start writing checks if that would help, because swiping the plastic just seems to lessen the effect of money being spent. We were under budget on some items, but overbudget on others. We're going to try to crack down on this budget.  And I need to make some credit card… Read the rest

Swiss Chard Trials – FAILED

gardening
I'm sorry to say the chard died due to my neglect of my garden. I'd asked Mr. A to water last week, and he got out there every morning faithfully for me, but I assumed he knew what to water.  He didn't realize the shelter over the Swiss Chard was there for a reason, so he didn't water that bed. By the time I thought to ask him about it, it had gone without watering for three solid days, and… Read the rest

The Kindness of Strangers

True Confessions
I had to drive Mr. A's work truck on Monday and Tuesday, and I'll be driving it today, too.  It's a nice truck, I like driving it.  My Pathfinder's been swaying, apparently this is an issue for older model Pathfinder's. Probably due to old age more than anything I would guess. Serendipitously for me, Mr. A's having a lull in business so he can take the time to fix it.  He changed the oil over the weekend, and “fixed” the… Read the rest