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Have you checked your credit score lately? The Frugal Hubby checked his today. He was not a happy camper. One small bill that he had forgot about got charged off. While it was considered "charged off" it didn't adversely affect his credit score, but it kept him from getting a loan recently. So we paid it off. Guess what...his credit … [Read more...]
The weather man is telling us that the temperatures are going to start soaring down here in West Texas and you know what that means -- with soaring temperatures come soaring electric bills. This past month we got a pleasant surprise in our electric bill -- it was only $97!!! The Frugal Hubby and I were quiet happy! Then we started thinking what … [Read more...]
We have a WINNER in the "Pledge for Better Health -- $20 Whole Foods Gift Card Giveaway"!!! The winner is number 8 who is Dee! Congratulations Dee!!! Till next time, JT Locke The Frugal Housewife … [Read more...]
Today when checking my stats I found a link to Linkbucks.com that had sent over a small amount of visitors. When I clicked the link, it took me to my blog with the Linkbucks.com header on it. I don't remember signing up with these people. I went to the sign-in and used all the user id's and passwords that I normally would use. None of them … [Read more...]
Just a reminder! The Frugal Housewife is hosting the "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" Blog Hop on February 4! Tomorrow we will start introducing the 18 blogs that have signed up! … [Read more...]
I got quite a shock when I pulled up my electric bill on the computer this month. This month our electric bill was $306. Yep, you read that right -- $306. Our electric bill normally runs around $125 a month. After I recovered from nearly fainting and hyperventilating, I quickly started trying to figure out how we were going to pay for this … [Read more...]
Picture by specialkrb (This is not a paid endorsement and I am not an affiliate for this site) Recently on one of my trips around Google, I ran across the site, Groceries Dirt Cheap. The title alone made me do a double take and stay at the site. Another reason is because she is in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and I'm a West Texas housewife … [Read more...]
For a while now, my hubby has been saying that he is tired of the same ole, same ole for supper. He's pretty picky. He doesn't like casseroles, lasagna, or Hamburger Helper. He's a beef and potatoes kind of guy. He does like chicken but usually fried. So I started looking for recipes that I could adapt to "our" style of eating . Yes, he … [Read more...]
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