Archive for 'Taming the Finances'

New Years Resolutions – Just my two cents worth….

I read a post from Seth’s Blog today that kind of bothered me … It was entitled “Seven years gone” . It bothered me because it made really think about where have I been, all the stuff I’ve been through, and where do I want to be when the next decade rolls around. A funny side note on this which happened to do with the year 2000 turnover….. (more…)

Posted on 1 January '10 by tessa, under From FAT to PHAT, From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, Letters To Mom, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

It’s a Van MAN!!! Holy Hell Batman….move outta the way!!!

First off people who know me did double takes when they seen me, then they very, very, HOLY HELL!!! GET OUTTA HER WAY quickly moved away. (more…)

Posted on 28 August '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

The Saga of the Sidewalk – Continued…

Well a funny thing happened when trying to pursue Option 4 on my last post about the sidewalk…. (more…)

Posted on 23 July '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, No They DidNT, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

The saga of the sidewalk… the beginning.

Just a little public service announcement for all you Des Moines, Iowa residents who own their properties. You are responsible for the upkeep of your sidewalks. Not the city, so if you think your taxes go to pay for that… NOT… guess again. I got the rude awakening about this little fact several weeks ago…. (more…)

Posted on 6 July '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, No They DidNT, Taming the Finances. No Comments.

Debt Wise & Fancy Free….. well at least debt wise anyways!

A little gem landed in my email box the other day from Equifax, a new product they are calling “Debt Wise”. A lecture you say mmmm… from one of the big 3 of credit reporting. I thought so too. Figured I would get the usual your credit sucks speech and what I got instead was… (more…)

Posted on 27 June '09 by tessa, under All I Really Want, From the Kitchen Table, Taming the Finances. 1 Comment.

Student Loan Bailouts – A Good Idea????

This is a re-post of a comment that I made on a facebook group page recently. Would I like a bailout/forgiveness, sure who wouldn’t turn down free money. What really needs to happen is reform in the Student Loan Industry. (more…)

Posted on 14 June '09 by tessa, under From the Kitchen Table, Good Morning Iowa, Taming the Finances. 1 Comment.