Did you watch?

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A little wedding humor today. The ceremony was beautiful and

I do wish William and Catherine all the best.

We are okay

Last night was pretty scary but we were blessed that the worst of the storms missed us. I am investing in a weather radio because I felt very unprepared without it yesterday.

Words can not describe the footage from Alabama as it still gives me chills.

My thoughts and prayers are to everyone that is dealing with this tragedy.

Say a Prayer

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For Mr.M and myself tonight. The storm system that has ravaged Arkansas and Alabama looks to be heading our way tonight.  Our Fire Chief told me that it would hit between 11 pm and 4 am and since we lost power a few weeks ago, I'd really like us to stay safe with power.

We did it!

There are no true words to explain how excited I am at this moment
but this morning we paid off credit card #2!

Soon we'll be yelling like this kid.

A Double Sale!

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This week was a big day in my Amazon book shop - a double sale day.  Last Saturday, I stopped by the annual Junior League yard sale and scored some brand new books for only $.50 each.  That night, I turned around and sold them for much more.

I think Mr. M questioned my insanity when I brought home 2 bags of books (I only spent $5) as he wondered if I would really get an return on my investment. Within 24 hours of posting the new batch of books, I already sold two of them and more than tripled my "investment" in a short period of time.  It may not be hundreds of dollars but it's little successes that will help us with our debt snowball.

Hosed By The Gas Station

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Yesterday, I went to the gas station to put a little gas {ie. less than $10}in my car hoping that it would be enough until payday. I used my debt card instead of cash because I was in a shady area of town as well as in a hurry. This morning, I got slapped with an overdraft fee because the gas company now places a $100 hold on your debit card. This "hold" can last up to three days so I'm now unable to use my debit card or write a check until Friday...which is when I get paid. A seriouse WTH moment and now I'm living completly off the cash that's in my wallet.

I called the bank and they removed the overdraft fee but I'm still angered over the fact that gas stations are doing this to their customers. Does the company have the right to see if my card has money on it? Sure, I guess but to have a $100 hold on a gas station transaction is ridicuolous. 

My goal is now to only pay cash for gas fill ups. As a woman, this makes me nervous so I'm plan to drag Mr. M along.

To read more about this lack-of-customer-service tactic that the gas stations are using, I suggestion you read this great article I found.

I could use a nice sweater...

Let's get rich. :)