Frugal Freedom

Qwest/Centurylink has always been my nemesis.  I spent so much time listening to that annoying automated voice that I cringe every time I h...

Work has been really busy.  I usually use my lunch break to write a post now and then but today I am staying late and hoping that the traff...

Last week was a short work week made even shorter by taking two sick days.  I feel better now but fear it has moved into my sinuses.  Hopef...

The gift buying is over and I managed to pay $1,200 extra towards my mortgage principal which brings the total to $22,931.  One year and 4 ...

Whew , what a hectic week.  Have you ever seen an email at work and felt like the other people copied weren't reading it?  This has been...

Continuing the car saga, I didn't hear back from the mechanic on Friday, which was odd, so I called on Saturday morning.  He told me th...

The temperatures are still in the 90's and I am looking longingly at my sweatshirts.  The forecast has been saying 80's for next we...

I was beginning to think that the property tax bills wouldn't show up this month, but, guess what showed up yesterday?  My 3 tax bills....

March was a big month for extra bills since my nephew and I took a trip and I had my dog's teeth cleaned (cleaning was the cheapest p...

I was so happy to have a 3 day weekend but the first day I had a sinus headache that wouldn't go away even with 2 pills and a nap.  The ...

As you know, I still have 2 vehicles.  Not selling the truck turned out to be a good decision because it has been very useful with the mobil...

February is turning out to be a very expensive month.  I decided that I would pay the $1,000 that I owe in taxes with the interest that I ma...

November, I won't miss you.  Last week was delightfully short but busy.  On Monday I picked up my car from the mechanic and paid the $70...

Wowza.  This is an expensive month.  Monday morning I got a call from the auto shop.  Turns out running over the rake didn't do any dama...

Well, so far my long weekend isn't going as planned.  First, my dad broke his arm on Wednesday but he was back at the nursing home by th...

Rough weekend.  It started on Friday when I came home to find the dogs had pulled out the plastic liner on my bed cover.  It was hanging out...

I finally got a temporary crown today after my root canal 2 weeks ago.  I don't remember root canals being painful for a whole week afte...

Waffles.  What do waffles have to do with today's topic?  Nothing.  Today's topic is teeth.  Ok, so waffles have to be chewed so th...

I was eager to get this delinquent property tax problem fixed so I brought all of my evidence with me to work on Friday.  The bank hadn'...

The mystery of the bad service from my property management company has been solved.  After hearing nothing back from the email I sent on Tue...