PF Olympics: I didn’t make the cut

July 30, 2012

I am sad to report that I didn’t make the Top 3 in the first heat of the Personal Finance (PF) Olympics. I did however make the Top 10, which I think is pretty darn awesome, considering how many submissions it seemed like there were. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone […]

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Considering Expenses: Why We Got Cable

July 23, 2012

Cable is expensive and over-rated I’ve always thought that cable was over-rated. Most of the time when I look at the “deals” that the various cable companies are offering (“Try these three services, for only $200 for six months!”), I just shake my head. Getting internet and having Netflix and Hulu Plus has always seemed […]

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Garden Update: Mid-July

July 20, 2012

I was planning to do a garden update in the middle of June, but then June got away from me, and now it’s July. :\ So I’ll do a July update instead! The Good Tomatoes Two of my tomato plants have taken off. The one in the container is a roma tomato, and it’s already […]

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Please Vote For Me

July 20, 2012

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve probably already seen this message (possibly twice). Sorry for the repetitiveness, but I wanted to make sure I had all my bases covered. I submitted an entry in GoBankingRates.com’s “Personal Finance Olympics” in the lead-up to FinCon12. We’re in the first heat until July 29th, and […]

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Making a Worm Composting Bin

July 18, 2012

I’ve been wishing for a way to compost, since we’ve been eating more fruits and vegetables, and it seems such a shame for all those wonderful scraps to go to waste. But since we didn’t have a yard, I didn’t think it would be possible for us to compost. Enter “The Environmentals” with this video: […]

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We paid off my Subaru!

June 20, 2012

Exciting news today: for the first month since November 2007, I am not sending a $111 car loan payment to my credit union! The bill would normally be due today, but I don’t have to pay it. I’m thrilled. In the beginning of this month, I looked at what we had left to pay on […]

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