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Last Friday I visited the doctor and found out I have a herniated disk. I've been on oxycodone (generic Percocet) and anti-inflammatory meds since then, along with heating pads and wearing a corset. I'm still in an excruciating amount of pain, which … [Read more...] about Have a Very Merry, and Painless, Christmas!
19 years ago • Comments
a herniated disk! I was able to get an appointment with an orthopedist this morning, thanks to my doctor "going the extra mile" and calling around for me. I put that in quotes because it's something I would expect a doctor to do back home in PA, but … [Read more...] about And the doctor’s prognosis is…
19 years ago • Comments
Juniata college, nestled in scenic central Pennsylvania, happens to be my wife's alma mater. You may have heard me talk about it recently, although I didn't mention it by name, when I gave out our year-end donation amounts. This time, though, Juniata … [Read more...] about First College to Guarantee 4 Year Graduation…With Free Tuition
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Growing up and hearing my parents talk about cars, I always heard one thing: We're always going to have a car payment You can probably see where this is going already, but hear me out. From about 1984-1998, my parents leased a new vehicle every … [Read more...] about Do you always have to be in debt?
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Last Friday, our client called us in and said they ran out of money and worked ceased immediately. This was the first time in a long time that our company had to deal with something like this. I'll write more about that another time though (when I … [Read more...] about Job Update: A day at the zoo and more
19 years ago • Comments
If you have an account with eTrade Financial, you may want to take advantage of their commission-free trades today. For me, that's a savings of $12.99 per trade, which really helps with my rate of return since I do low volumes. Here's the blurb … [Read more...] about Don’t forget: Commission-free eTrade stock trades today!
19 years ago • Comments
Just last week, I told you how the contract that I've been working on for the last 18 months has been killed by the client. I'm virtually "jobless", but I'm still employed. For now, until further notice, I'll be mixing use of paid vacation and … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from a Failed Contract: Be Prepared
19 years ago • Comments
I've been holding onto this link for a little too long because it's a wealth of great ideas and took me a bit of time to get through. Hot on the tails of my own story of trying to limit gift-giving with our siblings, Penny Nickel at Money and Values … [Read more...] about Link Love: 14 Gifting Ideas
