Archive for December, 2007

7 Tips When You’re Swimming (in debt)

Monday, December 17th, 2007

I'm joining in the 12 days of Christmas - Personal Finance Style with day 7. On the 7th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... Seven tips when you're swimming (in credit card debit). When you find yourself deep in credit card debt you need to take action. Here are ...

A Little Present for You While I’m Gone

Monday, December 17th, 2007

As I write this I'm 34,000 feet somewhere above the middle of the country. My husband is working on his laptop and I can't snag that to do any blogging. Next best thing? A journal and a fabulous "Hudson Hornet" pencil borrowed from my kids. (yes, I'll have to ...

A Letter from the IRS

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Is really enough to stop someone right in their tracks. I didn't grab yesterday's mail until late last night. We came home from a Christmas party thrown by one of the boss's at my husband's work. I got the mail from the mailbox and planned on opening it later. That was ...

Reduce a Bill Challenge Takes the Month Off

Friday, December 7th, 2007

I really blew it last month with my grocery bill. I had aimed to reduce it by $20, but not only did I not reduce it, I OVERSPENT. Some others really did well. Elizabeth at Suburban Wife's Daily Dollar Diary wrote in and said: My challenge this month was to cut ...

Our 2008 Financial Goals (and win yourself an IPOD!)

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

This is my 11th hour entry into a giveaway held at Cash Money Life for an IPOD Nano. To enter you must blog about your 2008 Financial Resolution using the SMART format. I know, why did I wait until the last minute? Partly because I was procrastinating, and mostly because ...