Monday, July 26th, 2010
The August payment to Toyota is due in precisely eight days. Our usual monthly payment is $1,000. Our remaining balance is $1,500. Oh that annoying extra $500. It’s the itch I can’t scratch. I could wait until September to be done with Toyota or… I could take every ...
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
I didn’t plan on doing a weekly update about the ‘No Dining Out’ policy but this week was too weird to keep to myself. I drove past Taco Bell last night, my ‘go to’ fast food joint, and thought, “I can’t wait to make spicy enchiladas for dinner ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
Credit card companies have long been in the practice of collecting data on cardholders for the purposes of determining credit risk for each current and future cardholders. The Federal Reserve Board is one of the major oversight and regulatory agencies for these card issuers. The Board frequently does research ...
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Credit card statements can leave consumers dumbfounded. The language is fuzzy and difficult to understand and the terminology is confusing. With this simple guide you can get one step closer to understanding what you really need to know about reading your credit card statements. Average Daily Balance The ...
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Last night was my husband’s last final for summer school. He went directly to school to study before class and I spent some quality time with my wonderful sister-in-laws. I didn’t head home until 8:00 and I would have usually stopped by McDonalds for an 89 cent hamburger ...
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Before I spill the new numbers, let me just say… I did a handstand before posting. My foot is still sidelined from the tendon injury so doing a series of leprechaun kicks was out of the question… that’s not to say I didn’t try. I’ve been working nights ...
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