Thank You Page Created

Taking an idea from LeighAnn, I have created a seperate blog to track and give thanks for the little bit of extra money and gifts that I receive. I tyhink this will work better then trying to keep track of it on the side bar.
You will notice that the spot on the side bar, where I had tried to track those things, I have placed a link to the new page Kevin Thank You's.

In addition, I have been contacted this weekend by a gentleman that wants to sponser my blog for the next year. If I accept his offer, their "ad" will not only appear in the side bar of DebtFree4ever but also on this ThanksYou page.

Let me get started by bring everyone up to date. I am about $17,000 in debt not counting the $3,000 IRS tax debt.

So far I have only received money from the montonizing of my blog (totals received so far, as of today):
PayPerPost $51.50
BlogsVerTise $27.50
Google AdSense $113.10

I want to thank each of these revenue sources.

If any private individual wants to "donate" to help with my debts they are welcome to use the paypal button or to send a gift (cash, small items, letters of encouragement, whatever) via the U.S.P.S.

Thanks again, I am shooting to become debt-free by the end of 2008, although I am hopeful that I can do it all in the next year. A daughnting task, considering that I only make about $19,000/year.

Welcome

After trying to post monies received from PayPerPost, Blogsvertise and Adsense in the side bar of my regular blog (www.DebtFree4ever.net, I thought I would take a lesson from LeighAnn and post my receipts and thank you's in a seperate blog, that will be linked to the main blog.
In addition, I have been contacted this weekend by a gentleman that wants to sponser my blog for the next year. If I accept his offer, their "ad" will not only appear in the side bar of DebtFree4ever but also on this ThanksYou page.

Let me get started by bring everyone up to date. I am about $17,000 in debt not counting the $3,000 IRS tax debt.

So far I have only received money from the montonizing of my blog (totals received so far, as of today):
PayPerPost $51.50
BlogsVerTise $27.50
Google AdSense $113.10

I want to thank each of these revenue sources.

If any private individual wants to "donate" to help with my debts they are welcome to use the paypal button or to send a gift (cash, small items, letters of encouragement, whatever) via the U.S.P.S.

Thanks again, I am shooting to become debt-free by the end of 2008, although I am hopeful that I can do it all in the next year. A daughnting task, considering that I only make about $19,000/year.

You Still Have a Chance to Watch the Buffett Special

If you missed the interview with Warren Buffett that I discussed a few days ago. You still have an opprtunity to watch it this weekend.

WARREN BUFFETT: THE BILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR not only airs on November 20th at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM, but it will be rebroadcast on Friday, November 24th at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM ET and on Sunday, November 26th at 10:00 PM and 1:00 AM ET.

http://www.nolimitsladies.com/2006/11/warren_buffett_the_billionaire.html

Happy Thanksgiving from the Frugal One

Happy Thanksgiving. I know, I know, Thanksgiving was a couple days ago. However, my family and I are getting together today. A chance to see cousins that I haven't seen in years. One in particular, I haven't seen in 18 or 19 years. Since, we will all be at his mothers home, I am hopping to see the cousin that was one of my better friends, when I actually got to see him. I am taking my corn pudding (see recipe at: My-Online-Cookbook.com and a pan of candied yams.

Corn Pudding is a recipe that is pretty frugal to make and oh so delicious. I only had to buy one thing that I normally never buy, to make it. That ingrediant was an 8 oz box of sour cream. If you have never had it, I encourage you to try it out. My favorite recipe is the Jiffy corn pudding. However, you can also find a copy of the recipe made from scratch, if you are one that prefers to go that route.

I know, I haven't been posting much recently, but I promise, that things will get back to normal before to long.
God Bless.

Miscellanious Thoughts: Don't Buy, Unless You Have The Cash

It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted anything. It has been a busy time at work, and I have been just exhausted when I come home. Thanksgiving time at a grocery store is very busy. During the past couple of weeks, I have been attempting to move into another position that is available at work, but they offered it to someone else. The position would not have been a promotion for me (same rank), just better hours.

However I did see the Warren Buffett special on CNBC that aired Monday (Nov. 20) at 7 pm Central (8 Eastern).

Be a fly on the wall for Liz Claman's one-hour, revealing and rare visit with billionaire Warren Buffett. He's unconventional and acts on what you can't teach - his gut. Claman spent a day with him and explored everything from his first childhood business to his tastes in music, tv, and clothes to his thoughts on big business. Learn why he recently pledged $31 billion. All this, and the world's second wealthiest man doesn't even have a cell phone or a computer. This is the story of Warren Buffet: the billionaire next door.

Most of the show talked about facts that most any hard core fan, such as myself would already know. There were, however, a couple of things that I didn't know. One of which surprised me, but makes sense, given his wealth and the lifestyle I already knew he lived.
The first thing I learned was that he had sold his Lincoln (famous for it's "thrifty" license plate) on ebay earlier this year. The other was a comment that he made to the interviewer Liz Claman. The comment, is one that agrees with Dave Ramsey. Ramsey is famous for saying that rich people don't use credit cards and that is part of the reason they are rich. A statement that several of the readers of this blog disagree with. Buffett made the comment that he has never owned a credit card. A fact that surprised me, given the fact that owns a huge stake in American Express (NYSE: AXP).

In other news this month, I have completely blown my budget for the month. I must resist the temptation to overspend and stick to my budget. I did a lousy job this month, but I promise to do better next month. I must learn from Buffett, to live within my means. I. E.: Don't buy unless you have the cash saved up for it!

Seen Bush Yesterday

President Bush spoke to about 6,000 people who filled the Kansas Expocenter in Topeka, Kansas yesterday. As one of those in attendance, as a volunteer, assigned to keep the press in their assigned areas, I stood in position beside several secret service agents.

"Whatever you do, don't believe the prognosticators -- the pundits," the president told a cheering crowd of fans at the Kansas Expocentre. "A bunch of them have already decided that the verdict's in. But they forgot the folks in Kansas haven't gone to the polls yet."

- President Bush

I want to encourage everyone to vote tomorrow.

New Blog To Track Grocery Prices

A new community (blog) has been formed and is the newest member of TheMainSource.org network. The sole purpose of this new site is to be

a community that will seek to keep track of "every day prices," at grocery stores. Obviously, I can not travel to every store in the United States to do this. So other members, will be able to post for their own local areas. One thing that I ask however, is that you compare prices with other stores in your area, and do NOT post sale prices. There are sites already for those.

This new community is a sister site of DebtFree4ever.net and is located at:
Grocery Store Prices.