Month: October 2008

Revising My Budget

I keep my budget in a spreadsheet that is stored on Google Docs so that I have easy access to it when I am online. Every day I enter my receipts for the day so that I can keep track of where my money goes. I generally don’t use cash (well there is the RARE occasion when something happens at work….or I find money on...

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How I Save Money At CVS: October 21

Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket. This time I was determined to get all the items I missed the last time because I I was about three blocks away from CVS. I got a good amount of stuff for only $0.17!!!! Transaction 1 Item:Two...

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Update on Mother’s Bills

This never ending saga with the insurance company is driving me crazy. They have not paid ANY of the bills for the hospital visits from FOUR months ago. Now the hospital is sending ME bills of over $20K apiece as if I can afford to pay that. Well they are on mother’s name…but still, I am the one opening them up...

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How I Save Money Visits: October 23

Welcome to How I Save Money visits ! Today we visit: Wealth, Money & Life Network “What Would Warren Buffet Do?” at Dividends 4 Life . An interesting set of responses….but bear in mind that Warren does not have the same financial burdens that most of us have so he will make decisions differently....

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How I Save Money At CVS: October 18 and 19

Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket. I ended up going to a CVS out of town because the CVS where I live did not have the items in stock. Now I did not make a special trip just for this but since I had to be in that other place I...

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