I have 5 awesome books to give away, so I've decided to give away one per day this coming week. You'll be eligible to win all 5, if somehow the random number picks your number each time (highly unlikely, but possible). Here's the list of books. I … [Read more...] about Get Ready for a Week of Book Giveaways!
And the winner of "A Million Bucks by 30" is commenter #42 (out of 79 entries)! And that would be Amy! Oh, and I forgot to mention the book was autographed by the author, Alan Corey. Amy commented on July 7, 2008 at 7:51 pm EST with the … [Read more...] about “A Million Bucks by 30” Winner Drawn!
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Frugality
Welcome to the first Personal Finance Network Group Writing Project: The Summer Fun Guide! At the end of this article, you'll see the links to my fellow PFNers' own articles that talk about frugal summer fun ideas. In my edition, I'll point out a … [Read more...] about Summer Fun Guide: Frugal Fun Ideas for Kids (of all ages)
Selling Books We have too many books. Not nearly as many as some people I've spoken to, but too many to fit nicely on our bookshelves. We haven't bought many books recently (we just don't have time for leisure reading anymore), but we have a lot of … [Read more...] about Selling books and Borrowing wheelchairs
When I was accepted to graduate school a year ago, I had an ambitious plan to finish the degree in 2 years. That means 4 semesters of 2 classes and 2 summers of 1 class. The whole program is 10 classes (30 credits). After completing 4 semesters, … [Read more...] about Graduate School: Change of Plans
June was a rough month for traffic, mostly due to summer vacations kicking in. But I don't mind because I'm still maintaining readership, advertising revenue and a few decent articles here and there :) Also, I still have over double the traffic … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Hits! June 2008 Traffic and Referral Numbers
A short while ago, we decided to donate our tax stimulus check, rather than go on a spending spree, invest it or stick it in savings. Stacie and I had budgeted about a grand to pay her dad for the work he did to install our new flooring (pictures … [Read more...] about Handed over $850. Received a grumpy look.
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
Way back when I was a kid, like 20 years ago, I wanted everything. I would scan through the Sears and JCPenney catalogs, circling about half the items on the pages, even the lingerie (I thought they were swimsuits for mom). For good and bad, my … [Read more...] about Wanting Too Much
