Common Sense Tip #546,753: When you're going away for an extended period of time, such as the weekend, week or month, don't do something untested and unproven in your home. This past weekend, we went to Pennsylvania to see family and a football … [Read more...] about Tip: Don’t try something new before a long weekend
This guy: He is a wanted thief who ran into the Bethesda metro station when police identified him. He then assaulted an officer on a train, jumped off and ran down the tracks towards Medical Center. They closed both stations and had to bus … [Read more...] about The reason for my 2 hour commute home today was…
David at Money Under 30 has a good post about a surprising number: The Freshman $1,500. He writes about the pitfalls of getting a credit card before you can manage the responsibility of your spending, and the effects of your spending. I actually … [Read more...] about Avoid the freshman 1,500…Wait, what?
Redbox! Yep, we have canceled our Blockbuster Online subscription, but not because we were overly unhappy with it. Rather, we had other reasons. Basically, Redbox costs $1 per night to rent. If we only want to see 5 movies per month, it costs us $5. … [Read more...] about Cancelled Blockbuster Online in favor of….
A few weeks ago, we sold our 2005 Chevrolet Malibu sedan. Basically, it was cheaply made and we wanted something projected to be more reliable. Oh, and it didn't have a number of safety options like side-curtain airbags and ABS. I saw the crash test … [Read more...] about Do we miss our car?
August was a successful month with our net worth, but the stock market didn't help. Our overall net worth increased by 5.99% last month, thanks to an impressive debt payoff. We paid off about $3,800 in debt principal and gained about $1,100 in … [Read more...] about Net Worth Review: August 2007
Two big things happening this month: 1. Wednesday is my first day of graduate school. Stacie will be packing my lunch and seeing me off to the yellow bus. I'm sure she'll be crying cause her little boy is all grown up. Oh, wait, I can drive myself … [Read more...] about Back to School and 1 Month Left of Credit Card Debt
Just last month, I told you we were hit with an almost $400 electric bill. We had some major discrepancies in how they were calculating our estimated vs actual bill, but it all worked out since we hadn't had to pay any bills for 4 months … [Read more...] about Another expensive month for electricity
