Sabrina’s Money Madness

Our local transit system is a mess to put it mildly. They laid off almost 200 drivers because of budgetary concerns. Then they closed one garage and made all of those drivers go to a different garage, which was already extremely crowded by the way. Of course the drivers are totally ticked off.
On Monday they […]

I have it listed under gambling because it’s one of those “casino junket” type of trips. You go and gamble and they basically front you a lot of expenses. A weekend trip would cost me less than $400 and I desperately need a vacation right now. The only downside is that since I don’t plan […]

I have a family member that used to call me all of the time. It could be to catch up, to get help with her homework or just to chit chat. Then I loaned her money which wasn’t really a problem because at the time I had it. I never even asked what she specifically […]

And it’s driving me nuts. My weights is fluctuating by 10 pounds but it’s not just the weight that’s getting to me. Since I’m not eating balanced meals, my blood sugar is abnormal which makes my system crash. Then I eat a ton of sugar trying to stabilize myself. It’s a vicious cycle and it […]

I could not possibly be happier. I really shouldn’t qualify for a lot of things with them including Texas auto insurance, casualty insurance or discounts on my investments. Somehow I got through their loophole and now I qualify for everything. I do know that the more products you have, the more likely they are to […]

I’m not even in the market yet but I was just browsing this website and saw the cutest house. It needs some work but it looks structurally sound, is in a good neighborhood and is pretty attractively priced. When I went to schedule an appointment I was told that there may be some issues with […]

I saw a cute 2 bedroom and an ever cuter 3 bedroom condo recently. I did a unofficial tour since I’m technically not in the market to buy yet. Luckily the realtor is a friend of a friend and didn’t mind taking me out. Of course, she’s hoping that I’ll sign with her when the […]

I had a favorite blog that I used to read faithfully. Then the person stopped blogging and I didn’t go to their site for over 6 months. One day out of the blue I looked again and noticed that they had started blogging again although their main focus had changed slightly. Last night, 2 months […]

I’m talking about any kind of cash advance. It can be a cash advance from a credit card or one of the cash advance loans that you always hear about. Most people think they’re a bad idea but they can help when you’re in a pinch.
At the end of last year I had decided that […]

My expenses increased but I should still have had a couple of hundred more dollars saved. I figured out where the money should have come from. I was supposed to get reimbursed from my transit account. Somewhere between my job taking the money, and my account getting funded there was a problem. For almost 2 […]

So my February savings haven’t been too great. Unfortunately I haven’t received some money that I thought was coming in and my expenses have dramatically increased. I thought I had a good savings plan worked out but I don’t think I’m going to make it with all of the ups and downs.
I know I saved […]

February wasn’t a bad month. I did win a bunch of little prizes. But little prizes are better than nothing right? All in all I won:

A t-shirt from Pepsi-Max
A $10 Gift Card to Olive Garden and a coupon for a bottle of their dressing
A coupon for a Stouffer’s pannini
A pair of earbuds from Marlboro
A mini […]