18 years ago • Comments
This past Monday, just under the wire before our insurance switched to a lower coverage plan, I got an MRI for my lower back pain. For almost 2 weeks, I was in incredible pain walking, sitting, and even laying down. The pain went all the way to my … [Read more...] about MRI Results for My Back: Worse than I thought
18 years ago • Comments
I've had a GM Rewards Card for a few years now, which gives me 5% rewards points with each purchase that go towards a new GM vehicle purchase or lease. In the short time I actually used the card, I amassed around $650. I didn't get to use it when we … [Read more...] about GM is trying to tempt me
18 years ago • Comments
I was IM-ing my coworker this afternoon after coming home from the office early and she began telling me about hearing the visitor in the next cube talking with his stockbroker. A little background first: Our company went public in the last few years … [Read more...] about The Sound of Someone Else Getting Rich
18 years ago • Comments
I was laying on the padded table at the rehab yesterday, doing back and leg stretches to fix my herniated disk when I realized something important: the steps to rehabilitate your body are similar to fixing your finances. Don't believe me? Well, … [Read more...] about Rehabilitate Your Finances
18 years ago • Comments
What if you could have not only the first production version of a certain car ever made, but also the first ever sold? What if that car was a Ford Mustang...Convertible? Well, now you can. I found this story at World Car Fans that details the … [Read more...] about Got $5.5 Million for 43-Year-Old Car?
18 years ago • Comments
Back in my college days, I was worried that this would happen to me: 1) Get overcharged by the restaurant hosting the buffet (aka the Chinese buffet) and 2) Eventually get banned from eating at that establishment Luckily, neither ever … [Read more...] about When all-you-can-eat buffets go bad
18 years ago • Comments
Over the last few months, I've been complaining to Stacie that 2007 seemed like a year down the drain. I didn't have the feeling that I accomplished much all year, but in reality I, and we, accomplished some huge feats: We paid off our Chevy … [Read more...] about 2007 Financial and Life Review
18 years ago • Comments
Almost a year ago, I wrote about our declining check usage due to our increased use of online billpay through our bank. Back then, I expected our check usage for 2007 to be under 30... Wanna guess how many (or few) we used? Here are our totals … [Read more...] about Using Even Fewer Checks
