Soft Shelled Tacos with Homemade Salsa or Hot Sauce

Make Your Own Salsa or Hot Sauce using Hot Chili Peppers

frugal
One of my favorite quick meals are tacos. I cannot eat tacos without hot sauce but we always keep the ingredients on hand to make it. We try to buy all staple ingredients when they are on sale, so of course that lowers the cost of the recipe being made. Here are some cost comparisons: Pickled Jalapenos $0.79 to $1.39+ Diced Tomatoes $0.50 to $1.29+ Tomato Sauce $0.10 to $0.39+ Onions 3#/$1 to $0.99/$1 Garlic – $0.25/head to $0.79/head+ There… Read the rest

Applying for Credit Cards

credit cards
I wrote in a previous post that I needed to roll over one of my credit cards immediately, and another one by November. I talked about my sister's terrible credit rating in January and shared that I'd co-signed for her on a credit card that allowed her to have dental work done for her son. She paid that card on time every month, and paid it off in full a couple of months ago. We were told that my co-signing… Read the rest

Carnival Today!

Carnivals
I entered my tutorial for personalized candy bar favors in the Make It From Scratch Carnival and am honored to be included. Check out the rest of the entries for some neat “made from scratch” ideas! Don't forget to enter my 1 year blogoversary contest! All you have to do is comment and you're in! Read the full post for ways to earn more entry points. Yours Truly,OUT OF DEBT AGAIN is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates… Read the rest

Stocks with ING Direct

Just Stuff
I wasn't eligible to sign up for the $25 bonus from ING Direct because I did it many years ago and closed the account. But I did sign Mr. A up for an account to get the bonus. Now he's received an offer by email if he signs up to invest in stocks, he can make $25. I don't know ANYTHING about buying stocks. Is there someone out there that can give me a few pointers, or tell me WHICH… Read the rest