I seem to be in a grumpy mood this week. I'm known to be a complainer, but events this week have just gotten my panties in a bunch. I'm going to be blunt here: 1. If you're not carrying a bunch of cargo, or if you're not handicapped, you have … [Read more...] about Stupid, lazy people on elevators and escalators
FiveCentNickel posted a commentary on GM's announcement of a new hybrid system in their large SUVs, and questioned the value of such a system. I agree with his assessment that the extra $10,000 cost of such a system for a mere 40% gain (i.e. 19-20mpg … [Read more...] about Can we get by without big SUVs?
While shopping for our BBQ party this weekend, we made a trip to Sam's Club. We always justified our membership to Sam's because we made our $40 fee back each year just in our milk purchases alone. I go through a gallon or more of skim milk each … [Read more...] about No more cheap milk at Sam’s Club
Do you think about your debt at least once a day? Do you worry about how you'll ever get out of debt? Do these questions sound like the beginning of an infomercial for a credit counselor? I think I have a problem, but you probably don't know our … [Read more...] about Is the thought of debt ruling your life?
I didn't get to write anything this weekend because we went to our families' homes in PA to visit my new nephew (Stacie's sister's son) and my 2 nieces, as well as our parents and other family. However, I wanted to highlight an article I ran across … [Read more...] about When you just have too much money to spend
Last year we ran the Marine Corp Marathon. I'm a fat guy (relatively), and definitely not a runner, ever. We finished ahead of about 1500 other finishers, but I was unhappy with my time and performance. I seemed to have forgotten the horrible … [Read more...] about A disappointing decision, but a relief
I've been volunteering my time with helping a number of new personal finance bloggers over the last couple months, and realized that I'm just repeating the same things. I also remembered that Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity wrote 25 Steps … [Read more...] about 50 Tips for New Personal Finance Bloggers
(I originally posted this article as a guest-post at Raising4Boys.com and gave an update on our progress here): Since we began dating, my wife Stacie and I have agreed that, if possible, we would adopt a child and also give birth to a biological … [Read more...] about Is Adoption for You? Costs, Choices and Decisions
