...you can accomplish anything. That's what I realized today while discussing our debt with a friend. You see, I know how much debt we started with ($112,890), and I know how much we have remaining ($54,737), but I never thought about how we got down … [Read more...] about When you put your mind to it…
It's July 31st, and we haven't paid an electric bill since April 5th. It's been almost 4 months since we sent a check to Pepco. Because we have a pool, we must have a 6 ft privacy fence and a locked gate. Unfortunately, our power meter is inside … [Read more...] about Estimated vs Actual Readings: It’s an expensive month
Do you think about your debt at least once a day? Do you worry about how you'll ever get out of debt? Do these questions sound like the beginning of an infomercial for a credit counselor? I think I have a problem, but you probably don't know our … [Read more...] about Is the thought of debt ruling your life?
Cap from The Mint Blog posted a unique Carnival of Personal Finance this week. In normal carnival fashion, he organized the posts into categories, but he then went to each site to find out the date of the very first post. For the majority of sites, … [Read more...] about Best Personal Finance articles from Carnival of Personal Finance #109
Mr. Credit Card hosted an excellent story format for the 82nd Festival of Frugality this week. The Festival is a compilation of articles about frugal living, submitted by their authors. Here are my 5 favorites: Trent at The Simple Dollar … [Read more...] about Best Frugality Posts from Festival of Frugality 82
A couple months ago, I talked about how sharing money works for our marriage, and one comment really stood out. I want to reprint the comment in its entirety here. I won't share any of my own ideas about the method that Tim and his wife use in their … [Read more...] about Joint Accounts: One for you, One for me, One for us
