Archive for April, 2009


How To Earn Money With CashCrate

Posted by Madison on April 3rd, 2009

I checked out CashCrate this week after someone mentioned it to me recently. Let’s celebrate Free Money Friday by seeing how the CashCrate program works. How to Earn Money with CashCrate Sign up for a CashCrate account. Use an alternate email address when you sign up so you can easily track offers and avoid mixing [...]

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The Final Decision on Downsizing

Posted by Madison on April 2nd, 2009

I tossed out the idea of buying a less expensive house in Should We Downsize?. Readers came to the rescue with lots of great points to consider in Should We Downsize? More Considerations. After a lot of thought, we made our decision. We will not be downsizing. Financial Impacts of Downsizing Ironically, I envisioned dollars [...]

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Happy April Fools’ Day!

Posted by Madison on April 1st, 2009

Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Last year, I told you April Fools’ Day was one of my favorite “holidays” in The Best (and Worst) April Fools’ Day Joke. Of course it was only fitting to follow it up this year with For Sale: My Dollar Plan. For my dearly gullible readers, thanks for all [...]

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For Sale: My Dollar Plan

Posted by Madison on April 1st, 2009

The time has finally come! It’s time to move on. With the new baby’s planned arrival this summer, we’re accepting that our household is going to go from crazy to complete chaos. Three kids ages 3 and under will do that to any family…. but we love it! Parenting has no doubt been the hardest [...]

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