19 years ago • Comments
Brian from Financial Dominance asked an interesting question on my post about our Zero Debt Goal. He asks: Have you written a post about why you went with the interest only mortgage? My thought was that most of the personal finance bloggers advocate … [Read more...] about Against the grain: Why we chose an interest-only mortgage
19 years ago • Comments
While driving through New Jersey last weekend on our trip to NY for a wedding, we stopped for gas. As you may know, in New Jersey, all stations are full service. (However, on the way up, I pumped my own gas since I thought I was still in Delaware, … [Read more...] about Just 7 gallons please
19 years ago • Comments
I've really been wanting one of these for a while. My uncle had one installed on his van about 15 years ago, and I wished I had something a little bit extra to move along those slow drivers in the left lane, or let those little punks who cut me off … [Read more...] about Freight train car horn
19 years ago • Comments
Getting tired of my talking about our Malibu? Well, you may only have to endure a few more days. Here's the latest status: I confirmed with the MVA that I am not required to get the inspection prior to sale, contrary to what their site says. … [Read more...] about Chevy Malibu sale update #2
19 years ago • Comments
... and I was one of them. Yesterday on the metro, I heard a phone go off, but no one answered it. I tried to figure out whose it was, but couldn't. Then it went off again, but with a different tone. A few minutes later, I found the culprit. A … [Read more...] about Two rude people on the train…
19 years ago • Comments
Friend and reader Shawn forwarded this article to me. FoxNews.com published an article by Fr. Johnathan Morris on "How to Raise Your Children to be Model Adults". Now before you write off the article because it's by a priest, I'll put out there that … [Read more...] about Fighting society and the norm for your children
19 years ago • Comments
I've been learning more since finding a buyer for our Chevy Malibu last night. Here's the status on our task items from the last post: Duane's status: Contact the credit union to get financing: Duane is still working on getting the extra $500 … [Read more...] about Chevy Malibu sale update #1
19 years ago • Comments
Ok, we didn't go into Manhattan (the Tri-borough bridge was jammed), so our weekend trip to NY wasn't too hard on the wallet. Here's a rundown of our expenditures (rounded off): Hotel Room: $110. We got 1 night at the Hilton Garden Inn about 3 … [Read more...] about The costs of our weekend NY trip
