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
It's that time of week for my recap of the Festival of Frugality (this time at Money Walks). By "time of week", I mean "Tuesday through the following Monday" since I never seem to get recaps out on the same day as the festival. By the way, a festival … [Read more...] about Best Frugality Posts from Festival of Frugality #83
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
I was walking around Best Buy on Sunday with a friend and came to a realization. We were touring the Plasma TVs because he wants to get one for their bedroom. I don't begrudge him this expense as they have planned and budgeted for it. But I did think … [Read more...] about The cost of upgrading your viewing experience
Per the Washington Post, foreclosures in Montgomery County, MD (my county) went from 49 in the 2nd quarter of 2006 to a whopping 700 in the same quarter this year! If I did my math right, that's a 1,428% increase. Apparently even wealthy … [Read more...] about 1,428% increase in Montgomery County, MD foreclosures
Don't worry, I won't tag anyone this time. I decided that I had some more interesting things to expose about my personal life, so here they are: I've owned a guinea pig, chameleon, fish, and an iguana as pets. I'm actually allergic to guinea pigs … [Read more...] about 8 MORE random things about me
When it rains, it pours. I just posted that I got my $4,949.80 tuition reimbursement direct deposit, but while I was typing that up, my boss called me over to tell me the results of my performance review. We sat down last Friday to review my … [Read more...] about The money is rolling in. I got a raise
