Sounderella's Personal Finance Blog

Car Wreck and Christmas Gifts.

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:48:51 PST

DH was in a car accident yesterday. A lady decided to turn on green without a turn arrow right into DH's car. Don't ask me how that happend? I'm still trying to figure that out unless she was on her cell or something. She hit the driver side door and somehow drove down the side...

Sorry I Haven't Been Around, But I Got A Promotion

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:01:27 PST

Seems like these days it just work work work! Sorry I haven't really been around, but I can assure you I haven't fallen off the boat!

It's been 2 weeks now since I got my promotion. I was promoted to director of marketing. I work in real estate so I keep up with The Real Estate...

Short Of Building An Ark

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:55:00 PST

My goodness...it has been raining for 3 consecutive days here in GA. I shouldn't complain too much as it is helping out our drought situation. I honestly can't remember the last time we've had so much rain.

There hasn't been a lot to report here thus lack of posts, but...

Tires....Ugh!

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:43:42 PST

It's been a couple of days since I posted last but I've just been so busy. My sister finally moved back to the US from Japan after 3 years and she moved in with us. Soooo I've been having to get her settled in and used to our frugal ways regarding the A/C and the turning off of the...

So We Went To The Vet

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:48:34 PST

This is Duke. He's an English Pointer. In my last post I talked about having to take him to the vet and the dreaded cost. Well, the visit ended up costing $77.07. It turns out he has an ear infection. We got some antibiotic ointment for his ear. We're hoping that it's...

Ahh....The Dreaded Vet Visit

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:11:44 PST

I'm gonna have to take one of the dogs to the vet today. We just got him and have had him a short time now. I took him in from a divorce situation where he was being neglected. He's been having a problem with one of his ears. I thought he had ear mites so I called the vet and asked...

The Power Bill

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:47:29 PST

Today has been a no spend day. Actually it's been a very lazy day. Friday was my birthday so we got a sitter to watch DS and went out with some friends on Saturday. We stayed out kind of late so today was catch up on sleep day lol. I'm making shepard's pie for dinner tonight. ...

Interesting Thought. What's Your Take?

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:25:09 PST

DH just sent me this email. Not that I am endorsing this or believe every forward I receive, but I thought it was interesting therefore bringing up. I am curious to know what your take on it would be:

Apparently, quite a few somebodies voted for 'change'?

The current president...

Yeah, It Could've Been Done Sooner

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:41:21 PST

It's been a busy Sunday today. I am the biggest procrastinator! It's nothing new, I've always been that way....but somehow I always find the time to get it done.

I have already done my couponing through the paper today. I wasn't very impressed with anything that was in there,...

Successful Trip To Goodwill

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:08:47 PST

I've been wanting to check out the Goodwill store we have in town for a while. Since DS was having a restless morning we decided to go. I would say it was a pretty successful trip. Well....they were kind of skimpy on DS' size (24mths-2T) so I was only able to find a pair of overalls...

Kind Of Slow

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:39:22 PST

It's been kind of slow here lately. Well, I wouldn't say slow, but slow on stuff to report. I am still just as busy with school and work.

While on a break at work today, I checked my email and was surprised to see a survey request from Pinecone. It's been a while since I've...

Sellin' On Ebay And Other Things

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:48:19 PST

I posted some of DS' clothes on Ebay last week. I only made a couple of bucks but it was either that or take them to Goodwill. Last night I posted a wedding dress I had purchased, only to realize at the last minute it would not fit. Talk about a scramble at David's Bridal when I...

Aldi Reflecting Increased Costs

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:55:30 PST

I did my grocery shopping yesterday. DH and I went to Aldi. We like going there because for one it's cheaper and two, it's just so much quicker. You don't have all those choices to pick over and comparison shop.

While shopping, I started noticing price changes. The milk...

A Resolution In My Favor

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:25:59 PST

DH needed a new jacket for the winter so since it's the off season, I figured I'd look on Ebay to see what I could find. I found a North Face Denali jacket that I ended up winning for $58.99 (included sh). I was stoked because those jackets are $150+ in the store.
If you don't...

Slammed

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:02:45 PST

Yeah it's been a couple of days since my last post. I swear I haven't been slacking though. I started back school last week. I am taking 1 online class and 1 hybrid class. I really hate the concept of the hybrid class (1 day in class the rest of the week online) because it makes...

Credit Card Math

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:42:42 PST

Today was just a plain ol' Sunday. It was also a NSD and a no gas day. While DS was down for a nap I sat down with each of the credit cards and wrote down minimum payments and finance charges just to see what actually went to the balance. It wasn't surprising to me how little actually...

DS and BWUE-BERWEES!!

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:07:23 PST

So in my last post I was debating the whole taking DS (2 yrs) to the movies for the first time. I ended up deciding against it. Maybe we'll just wait till something good comes to the $1 movie to try that out. Instead....DS woke up early this morning so we took him to go pick blueberries....

It's All About Money

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:43:19 PST

I looked over my ING savings account the other day and noticed every month they had reduced my interest rate. I knew from the get-go that they said interest rates would vary...but I didn't think it'd be a stairstep like that. Anyways, I switched to Wamu. Wamu was offering 3.30%...

A Nice Surprise

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:03:31 PST

I got my $50 Visa gift card from Suntrust yesterday. I got it for opening our checking account. That was nice...I needed gas today and it fit nicely.

I also just checked my email. I just got $20.75 from Squishy Cash. I guess I cashed out last month and forgot about it. That's...

Woo Hoo!

becca_duncan@hotmail.com (sounderella) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:04:13 PST

Well I'm excited for my good news, but I also have bad news too.

Good news: DH's computer upgrade c.c's payment posted today so now it's paid off! In addition to that, the lady who came by to see DS's bed we posted on Craigslist ended up buying it for $80! That's all I paid for...