18 years ago • Comments
I've been getting a lot of emails lately from my readers saying they really love my site, and I really appreciate every one of them. But some readers add in a bit extra. Some of my readers seem to idolize me. They make it sound like I have some … [Read more...] about Can you be a Personal Finance Rock Star?
18 years ago • Comments
I flip-flopped on whether to write this article because it was mostly my wife's business, but since I was the one who got the letter in the mail, I'm taking full rights to the topic, and hopefully get some feedback from all of you AND educate you in … [Read more...] about Accepting Defeat by the Heavy Hand of the Law
18 years ago • Comments
No, the title isn't what you think. Last weekend, our good friends visited overnight with their 3-ish month old baby. That was our first under 1-year-old child in our home, and we had a great time. Unfortunately, the pool water was a bit too cool for … [Read more...] about Weekly Roundup: Another Baby Edition
Debt • Finances & Money • Home
18 years ago • Comments
For the last 3 years, we've been on a mission to pay off our non-home debt. In that time, we've paid off about $82,000! You can track our current status in the debt scales in the sidebar. But now we've decided to switch from paying down our car … [Read more...] about Changing Gears on Our Debt Repayment
18 years ago • Comments
Every car is slightly (or significantly) different in the engine compartment, but most cars follow general rules regarding how to change their oil. In this article, I'll describe my own methods for changing oil, which I've done for the last 5 … [Read more...] about How To Change Your Car’s Engine Oil
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Home
18 years ago • Comments
A few weeks ago, when I learned our house and truck have devalued quite a bit, a personal friend of mine who calls himself "Realist" here a guy called "JiggyPete" who commented as "Realist" (NOT my personal friend "realist" who refuses to punctuate … [Read more...] about Riches do not equal Prosperity
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
18 years ago • Comments
Last week, I announced we were selling our 1997 Pontiac Grand Am to a relative. Well on Friday evening, we battled traffic for 4.5 hours to get to Pennsylvania (normally takes under 3.5 hours) in 2 vehicles to get to Stacie's parent's house. The … [Read more...] about Getting a car without earning it
18 years ago • Comments
J. Money (formerly J. Savings) proved this week that there's still a market, however small, for SUVs. He sold his Toyota Highlander for a loss after having it up for sale for weeks. The interesting part was the buyer paid $19,000 in cold, hard cash! … [Read more...] about Still a market for SUVs
