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Paying your bills on time is easier than ever. Online bill paying is everywhere. You can schedule recurring payments or make one time payments with the click of your mouse. There are some things that you need to be careful about when making online payments. Most of these are pretty obvious. First you need to make sure that you have enough … [Read more...]
When my children were young, they loved getting pennies. As they grew older, they realized it took a lot of pennies to buy what they wanted. Happens to all kids, they'd rather have the dollars. Wouldn't we all? Pennies do add up. One of the ways my husband and I save up for extra spending money is to throw all of our spare change into a … [Read more...]
The Economy Over the past several weeks, the economy has been at the forefront of the news. The stock market has been hit hard. Lending institutions have failed. The government has passed this new bill that was supposed to stabilize the economy. The election is probably going to hinge on this topic. Through all of this, my husband and I … [Read more...]
Just wanted to give an update on the price of gas in San Angelo. This picture was taken last night at the Town & Country on Bell Street. Let us hear from you about the price of gas in your area!!! … [Read more...]
Several days ago, I wrote about the dreaded "b" word. You know, the budget word. We have finished the series by YNAB and have decided that we are going to buy the series. What we learned from the YNAB series We learned that budgeting is not an evil thing. Budgeting is a tool that can be used to help guide you and keep you on … [Read more...]
Now more than ever, couponing has taken on a new meaning. CNN reported that "The rising price of consumer goods is driving shoppers from all walks of life to use coupons for food, beauty aids and pharmacy products at an increasing rate, according to some of the country's largest purveyors of manufacturers' coupons." Coupons are available for … [Read more...]
It is $2.95 in San Angelo!!! In the last few weeks, the price of gas in San Angelo has been dropping. Today, the price of gas in our town was down to $2.95. Yes, you saw that right!!! It was under $3.00. It was nice to see it at that price!!! You can use that same link to change the zip code and check out the prices in different parts of … [Read more...]
The "B" Word -- "Budget" The "b" word has reared its head again in our house. My husband and I started discussing ways to start paying off our little debts early. Our idea of budgeting was different than what budgeting actually is. We always had a calendar with all the payments and their due dates written on it. That's not really what a … [Read more...]
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