Flying through February

by Mrs. Debt Year on March 12, 2012

Three weeks between posts is too long. Here’s a quick overview: The excitement is wearing off: While the debt payments getting larger with each item we pay off, the “fun” of living on a cash budget is waning. See below. February had a couple of non-budgeted items: a pair of jeans and one dinner out [...]

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Detour: Travel Expenses

by Mrs. Debt Year on February 16, 2012

Eric and I each made trips to the West Coast in February. As he mentioned, Eric traveled to Spokane, WA for a course at Gonzaga. All of his travel expenses came out of pocket. I traveled to Southern California for a retreat with colleagues from seminary. My travel expenses were covered by my continuing education [...]

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Homemade Cards

February 14, 2012

Eric and I have never been big on celebrating Valentine’s Day. It’s a little too commercial for our tastes, and we try to show our love for each other all year round. Still, all the hearts and candies nudge me to do something to show my love today. I was going to pick up a [...]

Don’t Leave Money on the Table

February 13, 2012

One of the many things that keep me busy is a new project I started in the Fall of 2011. I decided to return to grad school and found a great online program which covers my interests and meets the reimbursement requirements for my employer. This brings me to the meat of this post: don’t [...]

Recipe: Bombay Shrimp Curry with Coconut Rice

February 7, 2012

This low-cost, healthy recipe is a simple way to cook delicious food with some ethnic flare. Bye-bye takeout! Bombay Shrimp Curry with Coconut Rice (serves 4) Time from start to finish: 30 minutes Approximate cost/serving: $4-5 Adapted from Cooking Light Ingredients 1 cup white rice (preferably jasmine rice) 1/4 cup flaked coconut 1 can light [...]

Lead Me Not Into Temptation . . .

February 4, 2012

I was just telling a friend the other day that one of the best ways for me to cut back on my spending is to watch less television and read fewer magazines. That advertising stuff really does work. And even the stuff that isn’t technically advertising still makes me want to buy, buy, buy. My [...]

Month in Review

February 1, 2012

We’ve made it through one month of living on cash, and I’m pleased to say that we’ve done really well. We completely blew the gas budget because of an unusually high amount of work-related driving, but otherwise we stayed right on target. I can only think of one “unauthorized” purchase that came out of the [...]

Don’t Overpay for Tax Service

January 28, 2012

So, with Heather out of town last night and today, I spent the time the time as any good bachelor would: I finished our income tax returns for 2011.  Yea! for the exciting life of married people… Anyway, I use TurboTax online and have for the last four years.  Our tax situation isn’t too complicated; [...]

Subaru Screen Shot

January 28, 2012

Nice feeling this morning logging into our account and seeing the Car Loan, Fixed Rate Loan in this screenshot, at $0.00

The Subaru is OURS!!

January 26, 2012

I’m happy to report that I’ve just paid off our car loan! In October 2010 our only car died.  As in, blown head gasket, died.  In 2005 I purchased a 2001 Pontiac Bonneville to replace my dying 1997 Bonneville.  After Heather and I married, we got rid of her car because neither of us used [...]

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