On to more important things, my Nestle Tollhouse Cookies were a big letdown the last time I baked some, and Miss Terry sent a couple of tips to make them better!! Here's the link to her new cookbook ... Miss Terry’s Kitchen
It was pretty simple really ... just use all dark brown sugar, or light brown, whichever suits you, and it worked perfectly!!
They came out ooey-gooey soft and delicious!!! This particular batch was even better due to the abundance of chocolate chips. I tipped the bag up a little too far, too fast, and probably doubled the chip measurement. Since I really didn't want to try and get those little guys back in the bag, I just stirred them up and continued on ... they were delicious. Finally ... a GOOD mistake!!!
In the meantime, I've been working on this small knitted afghan I found in Coos Bay Oregon. Miss Jessie thinks it's her new bed ... all soft and comfy ... so I have to be careful where I set it down, or I come back to find her nestled on top of it!!
Lots of running around to do today trying to set up bank accounts to handle the insurance payments and eventual receipts from Merced County. I don't mind having MY bank account auto pay someone, but I don't like someone ELSE's bank having my account and automatically drawing out money. It's too hard to get them to stop if you change your mind. When you own a home, there are lots of bills that still need to be paid while you are gone. I've tried to streamline as much as possible by having some automatically charge to a single credit card ... at least that way I only have one bill to pay and I can always challenge a payment if I wish. I wonder how other RV'rs handle their finances while on the go??
We use online banking over our aircard, which is a fairly safe way of doing things. Some items, such as house insurance, RV insurance, are put on our Discover Card, and with that we earn points which means $$$, and it is paid off each month in full so there is no interest charge. Also have a Amazon Visa which we use and earn $$$$ too, especially good with gas purchase because the pump will not shut off as early as with the Discover (which requires another authorization if it shuts off at $75 or $100....the visa will sometimes go up to $500, which is way more than our Class C uses). --Dave (GoingRvWay.com)
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that putting everything on a credit card which gets paid off every month is a good idea. I picked the card with the most air miles and charge everything ... and I get a free round trip ticket to Hawaii every year (about $750). Not a bad deal!! I do hate the limits on fuel though!!
DeleteWhen I RV all my financing goes toward RVing, the bills can just wait (lol)
ReplyDeleteThat was my philosophy too Joe, until I was gone for 5 months and my vehicle insurance came due. Thank goodness my Agent called to ask what was up. I now keep a list of all the "biggies" and their due dates. Everyone else can wait!!!
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