It started out as a joke almost twenty years ago while my now wife and I were still in college. Her mom would come to the city where we were attending school, and take us both out for lunch or dinner just to catch up on how we were doing. Since we … [Read more...] about How a Trip to the Bathroom 20 Years Ago Means I Never Pay For Dinner With My Mother-In-Law Again
Five inches of fresh snow, followed by wind gusts up to 50mph meant we weren't going anywhere. Together with the other families we were on a midwinter vacation with, we shelled out the money for another night's stay at the hotel. When we … [Read more...] about Stuck In a Snow Storm – What Would You Do?
I'm not the kind of person who would approach and talk to a total stranger unless absolutely necessary, especially in the grocery store. But this gentleman obviously was. My wife and I were grocery shopping with calculator in hand to keep a … [Read more...] about Would You Help a Stranger Save Money?
Something was wrong with the car, I could feel it as I was driving down the highway on my way to the gym. The radio would lose power and then come back on, the automatic transmission wouldn't change gears, and finally the battery light came on. … [Read more...] about What Would You Do? Car Breakdown!
Lack of planning and communication about our finances is one of the reasons my wife and I were once headed down the wrong path. I thought we had learned something. Which is why the situation that is unfolding before me is so mind … [Read more...] about What Would You Do: Planning A Party With Family..and NOT Talking about Finances
I noticed my neighbor's truck parked on the road near my house when I came home from the gym. He is a groundskeeper for his day job, but provides commercial lawn services as a side job. Pulling into the driveway I could see the hose … [Read more...] about The Lawn Care Debacle – Would You Pay For Something You Didn’t Ask For?
