I've laid out how we got into most of our financial mess prior to even getting married, and I left you with a cliffhanger at the end. In the next article, I'll talk about the months leading up to our wedding, including a decision that nearly … [Read more...] about Our Journey to Debt Freedom: The Ultimatum
As of November 12, 2009, we're free of consumer debt. In the article, I promised to tell you all how we got out of $113,000 in debt, but I realized that I first need to tell you how we got into the debt. I'll try to be brief with the story, which … [Read more...] about Our Journey to Debt Freedom: The Beginning
GMAC Insurance has a neat 20 question test it used to gauge drivers' knowledge in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. I took the test and I'm glad to report that I scored higher than the nation's highest (Idaho=80%) with a whopping 85% (3 … [Read more...] about How much do you know about driving rules?
Just last week I described to you our $250+ oil change at the MINI dealership in the DC area (there's only two here, but I'm holding out on saying which one yet). I tried to explain why, in some cases, you should go to the dealer to service your … [Read more...] about The Saga Continues: MINI Oil Change
This is why I change my own engine oil. Oh, and why I change my car's cabin filter myself. Let me brush you up on some details as I know some of you don't follow me every day. We bought a 2005 MINI Cooper (used) back in 2007 for Stacie's daily … [Read more...] about The $252 Oil Change for the MINI Cooper
ISO Quality Planning of San Francisco issued a report (seen at Newsday) that shows Hummer drivers get the most traffic tickets per 100,000 miles driven, based on insurance company records. And the Corvette and Mustang aren't even in the top … [Read more...] about Hummer drivers get the most traffic tickets
