I don’t know what the deal is lately but I find myself yearning for stuff. Unfortunately it isn’t cheap stuff either. In the last week I have been looking at: -A new laptop -A new desktop PC -A GPS unit -Granite counters for the lake house -A different truck I definitely don’t need a new [...]
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Great news. I received a letter in the mail today from Countrywide home loans. Apparently they’ve done the math for me and I could be paying less every month for my mortgage by switching to a 40 year loan. Here are the benefits that they listed: -Lower your monthly payments -Consolidate or pay down higher interest [...]
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This article is a crowd pleaser. Robert Frank attended a summer camp for rich kids that was specifically created to teach the children of rich people how to manage money so that they don’t just blow it all. It’s interesting to read some of Frank’s observations about these people who are mostly in their twenties: “When [...]
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I know this is probably starting to sound repetitious but we spent the weekend out at the lake working on the house. We were able to complete the siding over the deck (cedar peak) which I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time. We also got the heat pump delivered and I wired it [...]
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