Recent content by cackle

We save and give to a friend who teaches 2nd grade. They use them for crayons, etc. I have one in the closet that I put change in. Also have one in the dog food container as a scoop.

New Year's Day I went into the local Food Lion and they had three grocery carts of Christmas baking supplies and other stuff labeled free! I took "my share" even though it was hard not to just wheel the buggies out to my car and dump everything in the trunk. I got Christmas Funfetti cake mixes...

Little thing- had to go to mall to pick up DH's computer and even though we were hungry and tired we came back home (50 miles) I had a bag of chicken pot stickers from Trader Joe's (2.99) and I made those for dinner. Did not leave the house today even though I would have liked potatoes with...

Will try it out. Thank you.

I am only paying on the card. It does work like a transfer- is there anyway to have it bucket to the credit card payment part of my budget?

I had some button mushrooms that were going to go bad and my son dehydrated them and uses them in sauces. Great for when you run out and can't stand the canned ones.

I am reading the book Possum Living and did a search and found this updated interview/story on Dolly http://www.paige-williams.com/

Question to those of you who use Mint I started last week and have an expense for credit cards and when I make a payment it never shows up in the budget of what's spent. It is labeled right in the transactions and comes up credit card. It just seems to be washed out byu the card entry.

Fowl, Everytime I think I have a plan in mind I find a few ways to improve it.I have been reading the sites trying to sel me something so I can save money and now think I have a better handle on how to construct a budget. You really have to break every penny down by check and instead of me...

When my husband was being published yes we had to pay the IRS> I guess that is why I am afraid now to break even on the taxes. There are two of us and i claim M@ and we get back around a grand. Hard time make me look forward to the refund. This year we will get a little more back due to losing...

You caught me on that one. I may have to get rid of my husband if I totally get rid of the cable plus we are still in contract. I do unplug blow dryer, cell phones, etc when they are not is use. Even only plug in night light at night. I use a drying rack for some clothes but could put it by...

Our wood heat is an insert in the fire place. I was going to cook some broth on it the other day but it does not get hot enough. So I don't know what I could cook in there. I take my lunch to work daily and might spend 6.00 a month for an occasional salad (1.25 +tax) to go with what I brought...

I thought i just replied to this post but can't find it. We are stretching things like chili by adding an extra can of beans and corn. Then having nachos with the chips from ADLI for a completely different meal. We have a little but not a lot of deer meat. Black eyed peas, greens and...

I am willing to make big sacrifices I am 55 and no where near retirement on the road I was going down. We could start drawing husbands SS in Oct but I don't want him to take early because he will get so much more if he waits until 66. Right now he is looking for a job. I have a good one with...

We have cut back on spending and the fact that we can now wear jeans to work helps a lot and I have only bought 1 pair of jeans to add to my winter wardrobe. So right now I am not even doing a clothing allowance. This year I told my husband my garden is going to have to really produce. we are...