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Archive for November, 2009

Wondering if this would work …

My aunt sent me an email forward today and out of the dozen or so photos, I got a pretty good chuckle – but this one made me wonder … could this actually work? And if so, why didn’t I do that this summer?

The title of the email was “There, I Fixed It.” [...]

Too good to be true? It probably is

My husband has a pretty intense hatred of commercials. If he is away from his television with the Tivo attached (I brought a cat to our marriage, he brought an entire Tivo), his hand is clutching the remote and flipping through channels at an impressive speed. At first, it annoyed me, but it’s [...]

The cost of keeping a pet

When the Cat and I got together – that was August 2001 – he was something of a bargain basement deal. I paid my neighbors $15 and got a six-month old kitten, some litter and half a bag of cat food.
I had a revelation once about my cat – I acquired him [...]

Where My Money Goes

Looking at my spending report, I feel compelled to post a sign on my blog that warns people before they come any closer to reading the words I write about my debt reduction journey: This blog is written by a woman who is TERRIBLE with her money!
Here’s the lowdown and dirty … I average $150 [...]

Getting my financial house in order

First and foremost – THANK YOU for all of the kind comments that were left on my last post. As you can imagine, being bad debt free is a reward in and of itself, but to hear your kind words … it’s just amazing.
So yeah – this is the second weekend of my life [...]