Recent Posts Tagged With 'finance'

• Upcoming tax season

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 23:38 in finance, stewardship

  I just got my first Christmas card of the season. It was from the folks who do my taxes! They had already given me a call a few days ago, saying they hadn't raised their rates. This makes, I think, four years in a row that they haven't raised the pri...

• Return on investment

  Posted on Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 at 02:39 in finance

  You all know how keen I am to stay at home and still earn a living. Besides being frugal with my spending and making sure utilities are kept to a minimum, I also like to keep a sharp eye out for opportunities to earn without punching the clock. I'm t...

• Getting a grip on debt

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 13:22 in finance, wah reasons, where does your money go

  DebtSteps.com has some easy to use worksheets in pdf that would be well worth the download. The 12 pages contain just about everything you need to complete a workable monthly budget including tracking credit card and other expenses. This money manage...

• Freezer for a fridge?

  Posted on Saturday June 27th, 2009 at 13:19 in shopping, finance, where does your money go

  I was reading the Off-Grid website recently and came across an article about using a chest freezer in place of a standard refrigerator. The author's contention is that a chest freezer uses a fraction of the electricity of a refrigerator. How? Because...

• Electrical dependency

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 16:07 in finance, self-help, stewardship

  At last, our electricity was turned on. We got word from the power company at around 7 PM yesterday that it was on. Hallelujah! Living off-grid in this manner is not at all what I had in mind. We made do with lanterns and some rainwater I'd caught i...

• Disabilities

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 15:47 in health, finance

  I think that one of the hardest things to face when Danny first got sick was the loss of income. It took us a couple of months to get his SSI started, and it was a pittance compared to what we needed. We still had a six month waiting period for SSDI ...

• Insurance

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 23:39 in finance

  I've bought another vehicle, which means getting car insurance for it. I did that as soon as possible so I could be driving it right away. See, in our state you have 30 days to pay the sales tax and get the vehicle licensed, but you must have car ins...