Our retaining wall I mentioned that the second thing I did all weekend was "finish" our retaining wall, so I'll explain a little more. I started digging the 55ft section of wall along our pool on May 2nd, and it took about 5-6 hours of digging … [Read more...] about Retaining Wall (almost) Complete!
If you didn't stock up on Forever Stamps on Saturday in order to save money when the cost of postage increases today, then you're one of the smart ones. The price of a stamp "shot up" from 41 cents to a whole 42 cents, but that doesn't mean you … [Read more...] about Reminder: Postage Increase In Effect
So this weekend, I'm browsing through my Freecycle emails when I spot something interesting. Someone is giving away a Garmin Quest portable navigation unit (MSRP $450-600, on sale for ~$250). They didn't say it was broken or anything, just that all … [Read more...] about Freecycle Rocks! Guess what I got for free…
Although I registered for my summer graduate class over a month ago, I was holding out for as long as I could to pay the tuition. However, the $2,600 is due in about 2 weeks, and I wanted to make sure I paid while I remembered it. So as I celebrate … [Read more...] about Just spent $2,600, but I get rewards!
My second semester in graduate school ended this past week and I got an A in both classes again! So I'm 40% of the way into the program and I still have a 4.0 GPA. I wasn't trying for perfection, but since I started off with a 4.0, it's now my … [Read more...] about Spring 2008 semester finished and grades are in!
A total of 54 entries made it in on time for the giveaway of the "Millionaire by Thirty" book. By the tone of the comments, I have a feeling that not many of you read my review of the book wherein I doubted whether the methods prescribed by the … [Read more...] about Winner drawn for the free “Millionaire by Thirty” book!
Just a reminder that the contest to win the book "Millionaire by Thirty" (reviewed here) closes tonight. Also, I'd like to remind you that anyone who enters the contest multiple times is disqualified. Although, not explicitly stated as that in the … [Read more...] about Still time to enter to win “Millionaire by Thirty”
I just read an article about a man who lost homes to Katrina, but won the $93,000,000 Powerball jackpot this past January. He didn't claim the prize for nearly four months because quote: He wanted to wrap up some of his construction work and finish … [Read more...] about Man who won $93 million Powerball jackpot kept working for 4 months
