Sabrina’s Money Madness

I mentioned the other day that Southwest and AirTran are merging. Actually Southwest is buying AirTran to be more accurate. Now I think Southwest is a great airline. They have a ton of trophies and awards for customer service, fare structures and their on-time arrival history. They also have the distinction of being one of the only airlines […]

And I couldn’t be happier. I absolutely love Southwest but they don’t fly internationally. Bummer right? Well not now. AirTran flys to Aruba, Cancun Mexico, Montego Bay Jamaica and several other places that I really want to go. The best part is that AirTran has free WiFi while Southwest has no baggage charges.
While I’m sure […]

But I have so little money. I want a new phone and plan but I don’t want to dig into my savings to pay for the new plan. I also need to start my savings plan in earnest. Notice that one is a want and the other is a need. I also want/need a new […]

I’m sure we all have bad habits and I’m no exception. My habit is gambling. It doesn’t matter if it’s slot machines, the lottery or football pools. I’m usually not that bad but last weekend I went overboard and lost more money than I intended to. Now I have to tighten my belt for the […]

I only had 3 credit card bills but the interest on one of the cards was very high. I went to my credit union and asked for a consolidation loan for all three cards. Not only did they approve the loan but they also gave me enough for my car and another personal loan that I had. The rate was cheaper […]

My expenses are slowly creeping up and it’s not a good trend. I always over-budget in certain household categories just in case this happens so I have a surplus of a few dollars every month. This really helps in the summer when my electricity shoots through the roof or I have another unexpected increase.
Now my […]

I’m not talking about clothes or shoes either. I’m talking about household items. I don’t know if it’s back to school time and the stores are trying to get parents to stock up for their kids or what. All I know is that some of the items that I always use are on sale for […]

I know it’s time for my exam without looking at my calendar because my vision is getting blurry again. Every year my eye sight gets a tiny bit worse and it starts just before my annual exam is due. Right now I feel like I need to put ncstar binoculars up to my eyes to […]

There is so much that I want to do within the next 2 years and I don’t know how it’s going to happen. I’m saving to buy a house which is my major goal. I also need new furniture. I’m trying to wait it out but I really need it before I move. Of course […]

Starting in January, we’ll have the option to purchase anywhere from 1-5 days of additional vacation time. Since I still only have 2 weeks, that would be major for me to have extra time off. But I really can’t afford for any more money to come out of my check at this point in time.
The […]

And I will admit that I’m not looking forward to seeing the results either. I know that I over-spend on food. We have lunch outside of work at least 4 days per week. And we don’t have cheap lunches either. The money is worked into my budget and I don’t spend more than I allot […]

In 2007 I wrote a post about cleaning up my credit. Well I just looked at one of my credit reports and it seems like my credit is in even worse shape now than it was then. One of the reasons is that I incurred a lot of new debt when I went back to […]