Archive for March, 2008
Video: What Might Happen If the Dollar Collapses?
I was perusing the internet and came across this video and found it very interesting, as well as a little scary: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/19/documentary-examines.html After you watch the video, take a little time and read through some of the comments on the BoingBoing page. I was quite surprised at the intelligence in the comments. (Sure, there are [...]
Caution: Expensive Wedding Trip Ahead
It’s that time of year when people start planning out their summer vacations and begin booking all their weekends. One of the things we have coming up is a wedding to attend in July. We live in Seattle and the wedding is in central Montana. It’s one of my last cousins to get married and [...]
Our Honda Is Testing Our Commitment
If you are a long time reader of ELYM, you know that I’ve gone through a bit of a transformation, or enlightenment. For my entire adult life I have drooled at and spent way too much money on cars. If I had a nickel for every new car I’d bought, I’d have….. well, I’d have [...]
Why Do I Feel Anxiety About Our Finances?
It must be something in the air, or perhaps it has something to do with all the doom and gloom stories about our economy, the price of oil, the failing housing market, the falling market. I don’t know, maybe I’m just crazy, but I’ve found myself thinking a lot more about doomsday scenarios when it [...]
It Has Been A Long Ride………
Well, I’m happy to report that after nearly 1.5 years worth of weekends, our lake house just had it’s final inspection and we PASSED! No more inspectors and we can move in now. I can’t even begin to tell you how much of a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. No more deadlines, [...]
So Long Itunes – Or, How I Diversified My Music Expenditures
It seems like yesterday. There you were, two years ago, flashing your bits at me. How could I resist? Legal music downloads? And only 99 cents? My god, you were sexy. What better place to put my new legit music than on a tastefully created Ipod. That is, of course, when I wasn’t listening to [...]