When all the news reports came out a few weeks ago about the dangers of radon-emitting granite countertops, we got worried. The previous owners installed $4,000 worth of granite in the kitchen and we had no idea if we were poisoning ourselves or … [Read more...] about Testing Your Home and Granite Countertops for Radon Gas
J. Money at Budgets are Sexy wonders what salary it would take before he thought he was rich. For him, $150,000 per year would make him feel like Mr. J Moneybags, but I have a different perspective. When I was young (like 20 years ago), six … [Read more...] about Am I rich? Do you think you’re rich?
The Washington Post had an interesting article highlighting how China's outsourcing appeal is dimming in the wake of rising energy prices and a few other economic and social factors: Soaring energy costs, the falling dollar and inflation are cutting … [Read more...] about Bringing the Jobs Back Home
A few weeks ago, I told you how we sold our old Pontiac Grand Am to my wife's godparents for their daughter to use in college. Well, I also told you what I thought about buying a car for your kid, especially if they've done nothing to earn that … [Read more...] about Kids with Cars: Friends Not Included
Dear Tech Support, Last year, I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications (which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0). In … [Read more...] about Dear Tech Support: Husband 1.0 Not Working
If you want to know which Personal Finance blogs I subscribe to, then click on over to my Personal Finance Reader List page. The prior update was June 4, and I just updated it again yesterday. Right now there are 75 blogs on the list (including my … [Read more...] about Updated My Personal Finance Reader List: Sept 4, 2008
I can't believe it's been almost a full year since I sold my bass guitar to a guy in Belgium. If you recall, I spent thousands on musical instruments back in college (and shortly after) in my quest to become a rock star. I never actually learned to … [Read more...] about The End of a Dream
For all the love I have for my gmail account (I use one gmail account to manage all my other accounts), the one thing I couldn't get over is that it wasn't using SSL, which is the main way to secure communications from your browser to the Google … [Read more...] about How to Secure Gmail with HTTPS (and still use Gmail Notifier)
