Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
In my never ending quest to find examples of people selling you what you don’t need, I’ve come across Rent and Roll. In this case, if you don’t have the cash but need to get some nice “bling” for your car, you’re in luck. With Rent and Roll you can rent the nice shiny expensive wheels for your car with their “rent to own” program. What
Just when I thought I had heard everything, along comes this company that will sell you 52 fake ATM receipts that they’ll put any dollar figures you want on. I’m sure that this is just a good prank for many people, but you know there are some people out there that will actually buy these in an attempt to be something they are not. It’s
My brother in law and I had a good conversation about money today while we were all visiting at my mom’s house. For those few readers that have been reading ELYM for awhile, you’ll remember that my mom and dad had a massive fire at their house back in December and then my father passed away two weeks later (from a heart attack). Anyway, my
I’ve often found myself trying to decide whether to buy a cheap item that might not last very long or spend a little more and get what I perceive to be better quality. I can’t tell you how many things I’ve purchased over the years that were at the bottom of the price/quality scale. Some of those items have quickly found themselves in the garbage can
I remember back when I was 18 years old. I was convinced I wanted to buy a nice car that required a car loan. The only problem with my idea was that I was 18 and had no credit (and really shouldn’t have been buying a car at the time). Since I knew no reputable bank would give me a loan for a car unless
Lately, as my job has been really stressful and I’m frankly not all that happy with it, I’ve been thinking about throwing in the towel and moving out to the lake house once it’s done. (My wife would love to do this) In a sense, we’d be checking out of the rat race we are in to find new opportunities and a slower pace. Of
It’s already been a very busy spring and summer for us here. We’ve got lots of things going on although the lake house is definitely taking most of our time. Our net worth has continued increasing at a relatively good pace. While I’m not posting too many specifics anymore I still like to list some of the more general percentages. Overall annual increase: 33% Month
I painted a bit more trim this morning while it was still cool outside. We are waiting around for the electrical inspector and then once that is done, we’ll be heading out. Here’s a shot of the front:
I know I said I was going to try and do some blogging out here at the lake but it hasn’t worked out too well. The fact of the matter is, I’ve been busy. Since last Thursday we have: Leveled the ground with a trackhoe (around the house) Finished the gravel driveway and culvert Finished wiring the cabin Had our electrical inspection Fixed the garage
We’ve had a relatively quiet couple months when it comes to spending money. Yeah, we went to Disneyland but that was generously covered by my aunt. Basically, our lake house project has been at a standstill while other priorities were addressed. (namely, getting my mother’s house rebuilt from the fire). Anyway, I’m heading out to start some work on it tomorrow. I plan to spend