As I write this, it's Sunday night and I just watched an unmentionable football game come to a disappointing close. If you know where I'm from or have read it in my past posts, you'll know which team I was cheering for. Well, it wasn't meant to be, … [Read more...] about Making some year-end charitable donations
If you're wondering where I've been the last few days, I decided to take a break. This week, I have 2 evening classes (Tues, Wed), 2 evening "holiday" parties (Thurs, Fri) and a "Christmas Tea" tomorrow afternoon. I'm also considering volunteering … [Read more...] about Whew! Just beat Super Mario Galaxy
Some of you may have noticed that the red bar for the MINI Cooper in our debt scale on the right sidebar is gone. That means that both the bank loan and the 0% credit card loan are all paid off! That also means that we paid off over $19,000 in just … [Read more...] about The MINI Cooper is totally ours. Next up…
I'm almost finished with my first semester of my graduate degree, and I couldn't be happier. I'm taking two 3-credit courses, and the classwork (including time in class and travel to classes) has added an average 12-15 hours to my work-week. It's … [Read more...] about Fall 2007 Semester Almost Over!
What would an end of month be without an end of month highlights article? Last month, I highlighted a few of my best posts from October, when I wrote 43 articles. I seem to be writing less articles each month because in November, I only wrote 37. … [Read more...] about Best Posts from November, 2007
Last night, a few D.C. bloggers got together to welcome Plonkee to the states, and specifically to Washington D.C.. It just happened that I was the only guy in attendance ;) Mapgirl, Mrs. Micah, Plonkee and I ate dinner at Chinatown Express in, … [Read more...] about Girl’s Night Out…Oh, and Me Too!
Last weekend, we took the Honda Ridgeline truck home to PA for the holiday. During the entire trip, we drove 650 miles. During the drive, Stacie wondered how much more we were spending in gas by taking the truck versus the MINI Cooper or even the … [Read more...] about Challenge: Premium Fuel Car versus Regular Octane Truck
In Part One: Luxuries, I outlined the few expenses in our life that could easily go if we wanted to save a few bucks extra, pay off debt faster, or buy that giant 60" plasma TV (with a few months savings of course). In Part Two: Semi-Luxuries, we dug … [Read more...] about What could you give up when you’re in financial trouble? – Part Three
