:::: MENU ::::

Good News…Bad News…Good News…Bad News…

by

A few days ago, I mentioned that we had some good news…then bad news…then good news…then bad news. Overall, the good news outweighed the bad. It’s funny because given a few more days, the bad news went away.

Good news was that I received a raise. More money is always welcome.

For bad news, my computer decided to shut down and not start back up. A call to our computer repair company with the symptoms resulted in grim news. I wasn’t ready to give up on my computer yet. I used the power of Google to find out that others were saying something else matched my computer’s symptoms. Low and behold, I tried starting the computer again a few days later and it worked. It lives, and I am happy. It could very well konk out again, but at least for now we are saving some money by not having to replace it (and it’s one I’d have to replace because it is a computer I use for work).

In other good news, my husband got another little side job which is a direct result of the temporary work he is doing right now. It’s not a huge project, but it is a project that can bring about good references.

In other bad news, we had a power problem in our home and I’m not looking forward to the repair bill. But, we have money in our savings account that can cover it.

In all, it was an interesting week financially. Makes me wonder what this week will bring 😛

Debt Collector Harrassment, Giving Up Time for Money and Changes to a Debt Reduction Plan

by

Another week has gone by, and what a week it has been! There is much to talk about, and I will shortly. There was good news, then bad news, then good news, then bad news…all in one day. Overall, though, so far the good news outweighs the bad news.

In the meantime, here are some articles that caught my eye this week:

Louise has an informative post on How to Survive Debt Collector Harrassment.

Matt discusses Giving Up Time For Money. That’s an issue I’ve been dealing with lately.

JW has had some excellent news lately, and his debt load has been reduced dramatically. That can be a big motivator, and it has been for his whole family (even his teenage kids!). That has lead to some Changes In Their Plan.

Oh yeah…and I think I have to get something ready for a book giveaway, too 😉