Credit Card Acceptance Update

credit cards
I applied for five new credit cards the other day. The reason why I applied for so many is because the last time I needed to do a balance transfer the card limited me to only $4000 when the amount I needed to roll over was higher than that. Plus, I was hoping to get a card that we could use for getting cash back since we spend so much money on gasoline, up to $1600 some months. Yesterday, two… Read the rest

Homemade Bread

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Tricia over at Blogging Away Debt has been making bread lately, and I was inspired to pull out our breadmaker and make a loaf myself. Tricia said in her first post that she figured the loaf cost less than store bought, but today she factored in how much electricity her oven costs along with her ingredients. As Mr. A, AJ and I were playing a board game after church, it dawned on me that Tricia is probably using little packets… Read the rest

Cancelled GeoCities – Finally!

saving money
I forgot to cancel my GeoCities site, but I finally sat down to work on our finances last night and REMEMBERED, because there it was again, charged to my account. So right away I went to GeoCities and after searching for a while found where to go to downgrade to a free site. Two things I'm losing at this point 1) I can no longer FTP, but that's okay I don't need to, and 2) If I don't upgrade the… Read the rest
Cast Iron Skillets

How to Season Cast Iron

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If you keep your cast iron skillets seasoned properly they will perform just like non-stick skillets but they will last forever.  I love buying and using things that you buy one time and can use throughout your life, and can then pass down to your grandchildren who can pass them down to their grandchildren and so on and so on.  More than 25 years ago I bought a from a yard sale and I have used it for years to… Read the rest