I was reading a series over on The Simple Dollar on Trent’s 14 Rules of money. The first rule that he wrote about was Spend Less Than You Earn. It made me think about my own situation. Two years ago, I began my journey to ‘fix’ my financial situation. I began reading personal finance books [...]
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There have been a ton of sales on chicken lately. I have bought 4 or 5 for 59 cents per pound. A whole chicken will last R and I at least two days. I have been searching for easy chicken recipes that will add some variety to our meals instead of plain old baked chicken. [...]
The following ad on Craig’s list caught my attention this morning because it had a word that I had never heard before. gleaning for 8mth unemployed family (central VA) Have any fruit trees that you no longer collect the fruit or perhaps don’t have the time or health to do the picking? I am a [...]
I have had a chance to catch up on my RSS reading this week. These are a few of my favorites, some are newer, some are older but all are worth reading. Squawkfox asks whether Frugal Living is a Fad? What do you think? Has the economy changed the way you think about money and [...]
I have 4 children, the oldest is 32 and the youngest is 16. I sincerely wish that I was not financially adrift when the oldest ones were growing up, however, I had little or no financial sense. There were times when I had plenty of money and there were times when I had little or [...]
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Summer is here and our garden is grown. Most of the vegetables are ripening and we are starting to enjoy the fruits of our labor. It has taken a little work and we have had some disappointments. We have had a war with the bunnies and they have pretty much won on the bean front. [...]
With so much going on with court cases, my father’s passing and R’s upcoming operation, I totally lost my focus on my finances. At a time when an emergency fund should be the MOST important thing that I do, I forgot to tuck away my 10%. Basically I got out of the habit of saving [...]
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First, I would like to thank everyone for their support. It makes a difference emotionally if in no other way. For those of you who did not know it, this is a part of my personal story as R and I have been living together for about a year. This has been a nightmare. Second, [...]
It is commonly said that you cannot get blood from a turnip. Apparently the legal system in this County has found otherwise. Over the past few months, I have been a witness to a case where they have certainly succeeded and continue to try. I apologize if this is lengthy but it is 5 years [...]
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The economics of smoking is becoming a major issue in my budget. Cigarette prices went up over a dollar a pack in the last 4 months due to various taxes. Needless to say, this has had an impact on my budget especially with Randy and I both being confirmed smokers and it is forcing me [...]
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