19 years ago • Comments
Yes, we're still training for the Marine Corp Marathon, which is this coming October. Our mileage is increasing (long runs are scheduled for Saturdays), and this weekend we had to run 8 miles. You can keep up to date with our weekly updates at … [Read more...] about Running in the dark is dangerous
19 years ago • Comments
Just a couple days ago, I mentioned that we had about $3,300 left to pay on our car loan, and that we would pay it off over the next 2 months. Well, I jumped the gun. I was looking through our budget and saw that I could pay the credit card … [Read more...] about Breaking News: We’ve paid off our car loan early!
19 years ago • Comments
Some of you may have caught me mention that we have an in-ground pool at our home. When we purchased the home almost 3 years ago, we weren't looking for a pool. We've never owned a pool, our parents didn't own a pool, but my aunt had an above-ground … [Read more...] about Pools are expensive: Today cost us $400
19 years ago • Comments
UPDATE: If you see the sidebar on the left, not the right, then clear your browser cache and refresh the page. If you still see it on the left, let me know what browser you're using, and if you're on a Mac/PC/Linux. Thanks. Read on. So you may … [Read more...] about New Opinion Poll: What do you think of my theme change?
19 years ago • Comments
I let the last opinion poll run a little longer than I originally planned for two reasons: 1) I didn't have another poll in mind and 2) I wanted to get more results to find out about more of you So what were my results? Well, the early lead … [Read more...] about Reader Poll Results: How old are my readers?
19 years ago • Comments
Fellow personal finance writer Henry from Binary Dollar IM'd me Sunday night while I was working on the Carnival of Personal Finance to ask my opinion of something. First, though, I'll mention that Henry authorized me to use his name in this post. He … [Read more...] about Couples at financial odds: New vs Used and so much more
19 years ago • Comments
You've heard me say that I'm a big fan of the Festival of Frugality before, and this week was no exception. I love reading articles about frugality because it's quite hard to NOT put in "a bit of yourself" in the articles. The topics are usually more … [Read more...] about Festival of Frugality #77 Highlights
19 years ago • Comments
How many times have you said "I'll do this if you do that" in your marriage, job, friendships, or life? Reciprocal activities are what makes the business world run, but they are not the best method of interacting with your spouse in a marriage (or … [Read more...] about Marriage isn’t 50/50
