I may be being overly optimistic about May, especially since April is barely a week over, but it is certainly stacking up to be a good month. I’ve started working again- just a small, third party writing job creating articles for a company that re-designs websites for various clients. However, it’s still writing and I do enjoy it! I’ll be working on getting a regular job, as well, over the next few weeks so May should start me off with a possible new job. The first week of May will see the 25th wedding anniversary of one of a favoured uncle and aunt. And while both of these things are a cause for excitement, reflection, and general happiness, I find myself extremely excited about the release of a game. Diablo III is finally within my grasp! Continue reading
Category Archives: Consumer
The Trials of Paying a Canadian Bill From the USA
In February, I logged into my credit card account online (the credit card company in question offers cards in both Canada and the United States) and found to my utter joy that there was an option for me to initiate a payment by inputting bank account information and initiating the payment from the credit card’s website. Finally, an option that would allow me to pay my credit card without having to jump through the Flaming Hoops of Doom! I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it because I was initiating the payment online via the Canadian website and trying to make the payment from an American bank account. Continue reading
The Best Grocery Budgeting Strategy Ever
Several months ago, I decided that my husband and I were spending far too much money on food. Between eating out, quick meals, and groceries, the food bill was getting huge. We were spending between $120 – $200 every week to two weeks at the grocery store plus nearly $300 per month on eating out. A friend of mine, Annie, feeds herself, her husband, and their kids on a budget that is similar to what ours was each month. Continue reading
More Netflix Irritations Causes Hulu Plus Subscription
Recently I got this email regarding our Netflix subscription. We had the option to have 3 DVDs out per month with unlimited streaming. This cost nearly $20/month and we mostly used the DVDs to watch TV seasons. We got through all of our TV shows and decided to drop our service down to 1 DVD per month with unlimited streaming and this cost about $10/month. Continue reading
A Message to the Spammers
I am not going to condone the posting of spam comments, but I am going to offer you spammers a little advice. Continue reading
New Netflix Irritations
I’m beginning to see Netflix as a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is incredibly convenient to use the streaming feature via the XBox 360. On the other hand, it is becoming more and more irritating to find things to watch without having to head to the regular computer to find them. Continue reading
ATT & Data Overage Charges
A friend posted an article in chat the other day that was about AT&T imposing usage overage charges on customers who go over their monthly data cap on their DSL and U-Verse plans. Continue reading