Calculate Your Gas Usage

Tech Stuff
Here is the spreadsheet I promised. It is called the Out of Debt Again Gasoline Calculator v.1 As long as you input the correct numbers you can get a pretty accurate answer to the following questions about your gasoline usage in the past, present and future. How many miles per gallon is my vehicle getting? How much does it cost me to drive one mile in my vehicle? How much will it cost me to drive xx miles in my… Read the rest

Make Your Own Magnetic Business Signs

business tips, Carnivals
If you are visiting from Festival of Frugality #129, double posted at Bored Finance, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Money Ning for the hard work of hosting this event, and including my post! Mr. A's making some magnetic signs to put on the doors of our vehicles to generate business. We certainly do enough driving… We checked out pricing for signs and thought we could do better ourselves. Thank goodness for the Internet. You can find just… Read the rest

Adding a FavIcon to Your Site

Blogger Tech, Tech Stuff
Did you ever wonder how people add a tiny little icon up on the address bar that represents their website? They are called FavIcons. Here is the site I used to create mine: Blog for Money | Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta How to Add a FavIcon to Your Blog The only thing is the site directs you to a site that will turn your image into an icon (.ico) file, but I just made mine in Photoshop and… Read the rest

Her Mother is Rolling Over In Her Grave – a Credit Card Debt Story

Carnivals, credit cards, spending money
// // My friend's mother is probably rolling over in her grave. “Mom” was a very frugal lady. She didn't buy a vehicle unless she had cash, she invested in real estate and she counted her pennies. Everyone was surprised to find out how much money she had when she passed away three years ago. My friend (let's call her) Nancy was shocked when she discovered Mom had left instructions in her will for a home to be purchased for… Read the rest