Almost five years ago, we financed our first home purchase with a 5/1 ARM interest-only mortgage. If you're not familiar with mortgage lingo, it breaks down into the following, at least in our case: 5/1 ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) means that … [Read more...] about Will our adjustable rate mortgage save us big money?
A friend recently told me that she was invited to a school colleague's wedding where she was asked to pay for her meal AND bring a gift. In these tough economic times, an engaged couple could rightly be tempted to ask their guests to pitch in more … [Read more...] about Would you go to a wedding if you had to pay for your meal?
I just caught this video playing over at ChristianPF.com and just loved it (even the cheesy dancing). Thanks for the laugh this morning! … [Read more...] about Who can? The Government Can!
Some of you have been wondering why my posting frequency is down. Well, there's a few reasons, including graduate school (last 2 classes!), work (some major deployments and activities lately), and church (I'm the "deputy grand poobah" in a church … [Read more...] about Where’s Clever Dude?
A while ago, I posted about the sale of Toronto's skinniest house for a hefty $173,000, which we all thought was an outrageous price for such a small house. Turns out it was a steal compared to the $2.7 million price for New York City's skinniest … [Read more...] about NYC “skinniest house” for sale for a fat price
I really want to simplify our lives. We pay for services we simply don't need or don't use, and each one is one more thing I need to track each month, and worry whether it was paid or not. Also, service prices are only increasing every year, so if … [Read more...] about I tried to cancel our gym memberships…
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It's time to let you, my readers, pay a visit to some other sites I like to read. I've had some of these articles starred for a roundup in my RSS reader for quite some time, and it's time to clean house! No go check 'em out! 10 things your kids … [Read more...] about Links I Like: August 13, 2009
