Blogging Away Debt

I spent some time this morning catching up my Quicken file. It’s not quite there yet, but at least my check register is updated and I have a better idea of how much money I could put to debt this month.

Credit Card Debt Update = $26,996
Total Paid Since Starting this Blog in February = $10,618

I am heavily forecasting our expenses for the month of October. I still have to find someone to do our home repair (I’ve left messages but haven’t heard back from anyone yet) and I am putting a guess of $700 for the repair. With the overtime I’ve worked the past few weeks, the extra work I plan on doing this week, and the eBay selling I’m hoping to accomplish – I sent an extra $400 to one of our credit cards.

I hope I forecasted well enough to make sure we do not have to pull out the credit cards due to lack of cash. I vividly remember how that made me feel when I had to do it before.

I Am So Frugal I…

by Tricia

I am generally a pretty frugal person. One thing that I do seems to garner looks and reactions every time I do it. To me, I see great value in getting the most out of things we purchase.

I am so frugal I keep all non-working lighters in the house. Then, when I run out of a lighter that is 100% operational, I combine the efforts of two lighters. Meaning I use one that still sparks with one that still has fluid.

I have done this for a long time, and here’s the best reaction I have received when someone witnessed me using two lighters.

“Oh my gosh…what are you doing? I’m gonna give you $1.00 to go buy a new lighter.”

I politely declined the offer, but it sure made me chuckle. 🙂

If you have a “I am so frugal I…” trait to share, feel free to leave a comment. Bloggers, feel free to meme (I believe that’s the word) and let me know. I’ll link to you here.