http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/17/national Students are facing their highest debt burdens ever. They are quickly closing in on the $23k cap for student loans and are going to have to turn to the blood sucking commercial banks for more. http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/17/markets/markets_newyork Is the market starting a long fall? If it does, the more cash you have to buy at bargain basement prices, the better. I’ve got a reserve account
Happy Mothers Day
We are off to the family cabin to spend the day with all of my family, including my mother. :) It should be a great day. The weather is clear and sunny with temperatures going in to the mid 70’s. We are taking our Seadoo up with us and my sister is bringing her boat as well. All the nephews are very excited to go
Did I Mention How Much I Love Tivo?
Yeah, I know I have. We have saved a TON of money by having Tivo. We don’t rent nearly as many movies as we used to. If you recall, we spent a total of $155 to get a 140hr Tivo unit and that also covered the first year of service. (The deal was that we got a brand new 140 hour unit if we prepaid
Housewives of Orange County
It’s been a rough weekend. Saturday evening I got sick and didn’t sleep all night. I stayed in bed all day Sunday which is the first time I’ve done that in about 20 years. Between sleeping and getting up to be sick again, I watched a little TV. As I flipped through the channels, I finally came upon a show called “The Real Housewives of
Made a Little Profit Today
You may recall that a few months ago I posted about buying someone’s wheels and tires from their Toyota. I always find this is a great way to get new tires (and a new set of wheels) for about the price of new tires alone. Then I can sell my old wheels and end up getting new tires for about half price. Well, you may
Homeowners Associations
There are a few things in life that cause a bit of a reaction in people. There’s the whole “Windows or Mac” thing, or “Republican or Democrat”, “Gay marriage or no gay marriage”, “Abortion or no abortion”. Obviously some of these are more serious than others. There is one other that springs to mind when we talk about opinions and that’s “homeowners association, or no
Parkitonthelawn.com
A large chunk of people’s wealth is tied up in their homes. There are lots of factors that affect home price and there are lots of things that you can do to increase your home’s value. Unfortunately, there are a few things that can negatively impact your home value and the neighbors you have are right up at the top of the list.A few years
Net Worth Trend
Well, as some of you may have noticed, I took down the details of our net worth. I did this for a couple reasons. I decided that I didn’t want to put that level of detail out any more and not long after making that decision, a few of my friends discovered this blog. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ashamed of where our net
WAYYYY Over the Top
This is the kind of crap that my daughter will see on TV as she gets older. $150,000 for a birthday party? This girl is going to have REAL issues (as if she doesn’t already): http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/0426marissa0426.html Definitely worth reading as entertainment.
Pictures from New Orleans
I wanted to share a few of the photos of life in New Orleans. They are a long way from “back to normal”. Each small picture links to a larger one. And if you’ve got broadband and want to see what it’s like driving down the street down there, check out this video: Gas Station blown over: Piles of debris all along the roads: Apartment