Month: November 2008

Tracking My Finances In November: Day 2

Welcome to How I Save Money and tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $181.42 Expenses for the month to date: $715.94 Net effect: -$534.52 Additional income for the month so far was in the form of a check for $63.35 from one of my rewards cards. This card sends you out a check once a year...

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Vote in 2008

!! I am so excited at the energy today surrounding voting. Obama vs McCain. Who will win? I cannot vote…but if I could you KNOW who I would vote for. If you are able to vote you NEED to take the time out today and go to cast your vote. You have the right so use it. There are some people who WISH they could vote but are...

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Help a Reader

I got an interesting comment from a reader and we need your input. “… I’ll like to know how to pay off £11,000 in 6 months with an annual income of £18,000. I really do need some advice.” My response to the reader was that this is NOT possible unless he/she: 1. Has some MAJOR savings hidden away that can be...

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Revisting Bad CVS Customer Service…Part One

I usually LOVE going to CVS but there was one time I had a really bad experience with a cashier. This is a series of reposts about that original experience. Today’s CVS post is not about saving money…but about saving my sanity. I had a little bit of a customer service issue with CVS the last time I visited on September 28. The...

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How I Save Money At CVS: November 2

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. Today was a good CVS day for me as I paid $0.97 for $18.46 worth of items. I paid with my trusty FREE gift card so I did not even spend that money out of my budget. Transaction 1 Item: 2...

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