Our New CenterPoint Smart Meter: Will it Really Save us Money?
Please note: We live in Houston, TX, so this article is geared towards that area. However, smart meters are being installed in other areas of the country as well.
A few months ago I came home from work to a great surprise: CenterPoint Energy had put a hanger on our front door letting us know [...]
Honeymoon Savings Goal Update: January
Hello Everyone! We were able to add $301.99 to our honeymoon savings goal this month, bringing the total to $1,670.78 (check out progress bar in right hand column). The breakdown is below:
$121 from ING Checking Account Opening Bonus
$120 from Freelance Writing Income
$11 Hasbro Rebate
$9.99 Oil of Olay Bodywash Rebate
$10 Gas Rebate
$30 Carpooling
How are you doing [...]
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December Savings Goal Update: Honeymoon
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
If you check out the progress bar for paying cash for our honeymoon, you will see that we are now at 54% of our goal! While that is wonderful…I realized the other day that our honeymoon is just three and a half months away. Needless to say, we need to get moving.
We [...]
Frugal Confessions’ Article in the Blog Carnival of Savings 5th Edition
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Check out my article “The Holiday Season is Approaching…” at the Carnival of Savings, 5th Edition.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Happy Monday!
Hello Frugal Confessions Readers!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. Paul and I drove up to Arkansas to spend time with some of his family, and besides a general lack of sleep, it was wonderful.
Well, I am having computer problems (as in my laptop caught a virus…and it ate its entire registry…), so tune [...]
Award-Winning Post: Selling a Timeshare to the Wall
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I am excited to tell you that my “Selling a Timeshare to the Wall” article won The Best of the Best Money and Personal Finance Blog Carnival Edition #8. Check out the rest of the articles, and enjoy your weekend!
Savings Goal Update: Pay Cash for Honeymoon
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I am pleased to report that we were able to add $115 to our savings goal of paying cash for our honeymoon in April 2010. This brings us to over 41% towards our goal of $2,500! The $115 was from freelance writing income.
How are you all doing with your savings goal? What are you [...]
Vehicle Situation Update and Lesson Learned
I must admit…I am driving around scared. Each time I come out of my car to go into a store, restaurant, work, or home, I wonder if I am going to be spotted by a Frugal Confessions reader. Why am I so scared? It’s because of what I am driving.
Yours truly now drives a [...]
Update: Cashing in on the Billions of Change Americans Throw Away Each Year
I have to say…not much. From the beginning of July until the end, I managed to find $0.14. Here is the breakdown: one dime and four pennies.
I have to say, I think there is a lot of competition here. There seem to be a decent amount of homeless people in certain areas of Houston, and [...]
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