Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
You have to smile and think, “Amazing” that we’ve sunk to such a low. How did they do it? What did they do to turn so many Americans in to crazed lunatics. Running, screaming, shrieking as they push each other out of the way to be the first person in to a Walmart, Sears, ToysRUs, etc.. Yes, $397 is a pretty good price for a
http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/23/pf Well, I never thought I’d actually link to an article about Billy Graham, but here I am linking to it. He articulates that Americans shouldn’t spend so much money for Christmas and cites the rampant consumerism that is so prevalent these days. http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/pf An article that gives tips for dealing with paying for all this consumerism http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx Debate over what is going to be
I’ve decided to start a new campaign. I call it “Paper or Plastic”. Let me explain. Plastic = credit. You know what this is. 18% interest (or worse). Paper = cash. We all know what this is. Greenbacks. I believe you should always use paper. ALWAYS. Sure, there are a few people out there that have the self discipline and knowledge to use credit to
Create Some Good Fortune for Yourself You may have heard this statement before, but I’d like to make it for those of you who haven’t heard it: If you don’t ask, the guaranteed answer is no! Now, with that in mind. Here’s a list of things you can do to try to lower your outgoing expenditures: Call each credit card company and ask them for
Man. I have got to start buying the more expensive gas from the ridiculously overpriced gas station down the street. Today we filled up the tank at Costco. Gas was $2.34 per gallon. We haven’t seen it that low in a LONG time. If you have read this blog for awhile, you know I am a huge Costco fan. I love their prices, and I
I don’t normally pay much attention to payday since we keep enough cash in our savings and checking to cover a couple months bills. Sure I notice when the money shows up in our account, but I don’t exactly count on the money in order to cover expenses on the same day I get paid. (think of all those people who rush their checks to
Maybe you know this, or maybe you don’t. Giving money to someone that needs it more than you do is TOP NOTCH. Now, I give money to my church (that I don’t attend very often) every month. That doesn’t necessarily feel all that good. That’s more like paying a monthly subscription to your religion. I’m talking about giving money directly to someone that can use
How many ways can you make a cheap phone call these days? A LOT of people use their cel phone minutes to make long distance calls. I’m not a huge fan of doing that simply because it seems like every tenth word doesn’t come through very well. So, what to do, what to do. You can be like me and sign up for Vonage and
I’m finally back from England. Needless to say, I’m a bit tired. The 8 hour time difference can really take a toll on you. My two year old daughter is no exception. She got up at 2:00 am this morning, walked in to our room and said, “Good Morning”. NO, NO! It’s not morning. You need to go back to bed. She didn’t understand, because
Well, I’ve been anticipating this day for quite awhile. It’s funny how you spend thousands of dollars for a trip, months ahead of time. I’m really glad that the majority of this trip hit the books months ago. I’m looking forward to exploring England a bit and plan to take some good notes so that I can write about some of my observations, with an