Archive for October, 2007

A Debt Payoff Progress Update

Friday, October 5th, 2007

It's Friday and payday too. You want the good news or bad news first? Good news: Last week dh got a bonus so we were able to take a nice chunk out of our debt. Not as big as the snowball we had a few months ago, but still pretty ...

How to Get Rid of Your Checkbook Register

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

For years I used the little checkbook register that came in the box of checks I ordered from my book. I added and substracted mostly in my head; making a few mistakes along the way. Sometimes the register would get *temporarily misplaced*. Although we don't write many checks anymore I ...

Around the Web Wednesday: The Car Edition

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

I think I spend more time reading blogs than I do actually writing in my own blogs. Along the way I've stumbled across some great personal finance blogs. Every week I'm going to share a few of my favorite articles that I've found. This weeks edition will focus on cars. When ...

How My Scrapbooking Supplies Saved Us $262 in Car Repairs

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

My husband called me this past Friday and said he had bad news. He was out mountain biking and I feared the worst: broken bones, torn ligaments etc... We've been through those more times than I count. Then he said there was a problem with the truck. Great. Just great. Not ...

My “Reduce a Bill” Challenge

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Lynnae over at Being Frugal just successfully completed her one month challenge to save money by not eating out for a month. She inspired me to come up with a challenge of my own that will hopefully reduce the amount of money we spend in a month. My challenge for October? For ...