Blain at Stock Trading 101 has organized a stock trading competition amongst a few of us finance blogs from Monday through Friday next week (April 9-13th). I need you, my readers, to participate! You don't need to be experienced in investing AT ALL. … [Read more...] about Stock Pick Tournament: Just comment here by Sunday night!
A few months ago, I found out that my wife's long-time favorite Christian band, Jars of Clay, was coming to DC. Outside of Blockbuster Online, and maybe one trip to the movie theater per year, we generally don't do anything entertaining that costs … [Read more...] about We finally dipped into our entertainment budget
This past week, I participated in my first Festival of Frugality. Just like a Carnival, it's a mix of articles from various writers about a certain topic. Can you guess what this festival was about? This week, a fellow D.C. resident who I've had … [Read more...] about Festival of Frugality #68: Clever Picks
Just this morning (how very long ago), I wrote about the mental affects of a gas mileage computer in your car. One of my frequent commentors, Samerwriter, commented that he uses a device that plugs into his car's ODBII port and gives him real-time … [Read more...] about An expensive gadget to monitor gas mileage
Just a quick FYI. If you're looking for my series on marathon training for new runners, you'll find it over at Stacie's site, Building Nutrition. The series fits better with Building Nutrition than with my own site, so I transferred all posts and the … [Read more...] about Marathon Training Series transferred to BuildingNutrition.com
How many of you have a gas mileage computer in your car? It's that little readout somewhere on your dash that says you're only getting 3 mpg in the Hummer H2 every time you floor the gas. We have one in our Chevy Malibu, and every time I drive the … [Read more...] about The Mental Effects of a Gas Mileage Computer in Your Car
