15 Companies that might not survive 2009

Wow, have you seen this article yet?

15 Companies that might not survive 2009

It's all speculation obviously, but there are quite a few companies listed that wouldn't have popped into my mind for money troubles.

I guess I should just be thankful my company isn't listed, so many people haven't been as lucky.

A Wrinkle in Time

I finished A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle last week but didn’t have time to complete a review. The book was ok, I’d give it three stars. I’ve seen A Wrinkle in Time listed on all those must read lists, but had heard it was horrible from others so I read it with an open mind.

And I must say it wasn’t horrible, but not great either. I think it would be a great read for the age group it’s intended for (9-12) but I wouldn’t include it on a must read list for adults.

For an actual plot summary you should visit Planet Book Club or to Paperbackswap.com to request your own copy. I relisted this book after receiving it from a member and it has already been re-requested, so there is obviously still quite a large interest in Madeleine L'Engle’s writings.

Books read in 2009: 4
Books remaining: 46

I'm not shopping today...

but you still can.

Check out the following blogs to get updates on the great deals found around town today. I'll be at the thrift store doing a little retail therapy rather than the grocery store.


CVS Deals at The "Cent"sible Sawyer

Coupon matches at Walmart

Walgreens deals at The "Cent"sible Sawyer

Aldi Deals

Deals at Kroger

and as soon as the Meijer deals are posted I'll make sure to update this post and if you're looking for another store Frugal in Virginia does great coupon match up throughout the week.

100 reasons to get rid of it

Do you like Martha? In case you haven't noticed I like me some Martha. She graces my inbox every day with her wonderful tips and project ideas.

My most recent favorite is the 100 reasons to get rid of it article.

I wanted to share this article just in case you're looking for a reason to get rid of that not so amazing wedding gift or the ratty tshirt from college. One of these 100 reasons is sure to sway you.

Extra Income Update - January

At the beginning of the year I set a few financial goals for Matt and I.

I plan to update on our progress each month. I won't bore you with the normal budget updates as those numbers will pretty much stay the same from month to month. I do however want to keep track of how much money we are able to put into each of our savings accounts.

If you'll recall from this post we want to put about $21,500 into savings this year. A hefty number, but one I think we can hit. In order to make this mark we need to come up with an extra $5,500 throughout the year on top of our regular wages.

Here's how we earned some extra money in January.

$100 - Late Christmas gift
$111 - Various Craigslist.com sales
$125 - Side computer job from Matt
$ 5 - Sold one scarf on Etsy
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$341

Without doing much work we were able to bring in an extra $341 for the month of January. It doesn't seem like a ton but it works out to 6% of our $5,500 goal. Plus selling things on craigslist.com allowed us to work on our other goal of stuff reduction.


Best yet, as of February 2nd I've already made another $40 from selling items online!

VocalPoint samples

Are you a member of Vocalpoint yet? If not you should be because they send out free stuff all the time. I receive something at least once a month.

Just the other day I received these coupons for StarKist tuna fish. I received five coupons for their products and a recipe booklet on the different ways to use tuna fish. Who knew you could do more with tuna than just sandwiches. (I have mentioned I’m not a cook before right?)

Last month members received a FREE Kashi breakfast bar sample and this nifty little hook thing from StarKist.

Vocalpoint is a great online resource. Trust me it’s worth the stop to sign up and join in on the free samples and coupons.

More Free Stuff @ Menards

I wasn't going to pick up any of the FREE after rebate items from Menards this week, but I had to purchase some canning jars and they were the only place in town that had them. I figure if you're already spending the $10 needed to qualify for Free after rebate items you probably should just pick some up.

Here's what I was able to grab

2 Handy lights $6
2 Rayovac 4 pack batteries $4
5 Jar air freshners $5
2 Super hooks $6
1 Kitchen cleaner $2.50
2 Automotive wipes $6
2 Nano glue $6

That's $35.50 of free stuff. And not just stuff to clutter up the house (that would be in direct conflict of our 30% reduction goal). Most of these things will be used by us or as stocking stuffers next year for Christmas.