Another Garden Update

gardening
My dear readers, I am so sorry for all the gardening posts for those of you who come here to read about personal finance and see if we're ever going to get Out of Debt Again! I promise I will soon get back to the discussion surrounding personal finance, but to tell the honest truth much of my spare time is being spent gardening! I have 18 baby tomato plants that need to be planted outside in just ten short… Read the rest
Homemade Laundry Soap

Homemade Clothes Soap Recipe Using Fels Naptha, Washing Soda and Borax

saving money
Last week my boss brought me the recipe that her daughter is using. I looked around the ‘net for the recipe, just to see if there were any other variations and I found plenty. I found that Trent over at The Simple Dollar makes his own laundry detergent and provided a tutorial here. The recipe he uses is the same as the one my boss brought in, but he uses his solution full strength, one cup per load. The recipe… Read the rest

Make a List and Check it Twice

My Two Cents
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my boss's situation where she was denied when she tried to help her granddaughter with a school loan. I thought the outcome was very interesting. My boss was ADAMANT that she had paid her Sears bill, and she claims she pays $500 each month, which is much more than the minimum. She said there was absolutely no way she could be behind on her payment for 60 days, which is what the credit… Read the rest

Score! Walgreens $25 GC – It Pays to Look at the Ads

saving money
I know for most of you I'm preaching to the choir, but recently I had the opportunity to reinforce this concept to my youngest son, AJ, when he needed to buy batteries for his digital voice recorder. We were on our way to bible study and he'd forgotten to bring some from home, so we stopped at a Walgreens on the way. As we passed through the doors, I grabbed an ad. We went over to the batteries and AJ… Read the rest