Although I hate financial clutter, I had to sign up for another credit card. I have about $5,000 due for spring tuition, but I won't be reimbursed for it until about February. That means I would either need to pull from our savings (which isn't much … [Read more...] about Got one new Discover credit card and cancelled another
Early this year, I explained why I buy lottery tickets. Some of us buy comic books, some buy art. I buy little slips of paper that have a slight, very, very remote chance of maybe having a small probability of winning back the $1 I spent to buy … [Read more...] about What would I do if I won the lottery?
Wow, our annual benefits enrollment was a crappy experience this year. Luckily, I had Shawn's "How to Choose the Right Health Care Plan" series, and his phone number. There was no overlap between Stacie's enrollment (due end of month) and my own … [Read more...] about Finally, 2008 Annual Benefits Enrollment is Complete
This morning, I opened up a mailer from our mortgage company and found a nice surprise. As a note, I fell asleep at 6:30pm last night and didn't wake up again until about 6:45am today. I wasn't really tired, so I'm not sure what happened. Stacie … [Read more...] about Our mortgage payment has decreased!
Last Friday, I sent out the check (from online billpay) to pay off the bank loan for our new (to us) MINI Cooper. As you may know, we had about $13,285 owed at the bank and $6,000 on a 0% credit card (the MINI Cooper themed card). We used the money … [Read more...] about The check has cleared and the MINI is ours…almost
Some of you know that I started my graduate degree last month (September), as well as work full-time and write daily (except weekends) for Clever Dude. Although my wife would disagree that I actually WORK full-time (I'm here 8 hours, ok!), going to … [Read more...] about Fall 2007 Semester Update: Midterms are Over!
