I just opened a letter from our student loan provider that's been sitting in a pile all week. I thought it was the monthly bill for Stacie's loan, but it turns out it was a notification. Here's what it said: WHY WE ARE CONTACTING … [Read more...] about Our Student Loan Interest Rate Went Down by 1%!
UPDATE: A comment reminded me that you might not all know my status. I graduated college with an undergrad about 7 years ago, but I just started my masters degree in fall 2007. Now back to the story: I found out something interesting this weekend. … [Read more...] about The Government is Paying My Student Loan Interest!
Since paying off our credit card debt last year (then again after buying a MINI Cooper), we haven't carried a card balance more than a few weeks. Generally, I pay off our card balance even before the statement is sent out. It's a great feeling to not … [Read more...] about Planning to Go Back into Credit Card Debt
Juniata college, nestled in scenic central Pennsylvania, happens to be my wife's alma mater. You may have heard me talk about it recently, although I didn't mention it by name, when I gave out our year-end donation amounts. This time, though, Juniata … [Read more...] about First College to Guarantee 4 Year Graduation…With Free Tuition
Growing up and hearing my parents talk about cars, I always heard one thing: We're always going to have a car payment You can probably see where this is going already, but hear me out. From about 1984-1998, my parents leased a new vehicle every … [Read more...] about Do you always have to be in debt?
As I write this, it's Sunday night and I just watched an unmentionable football game come to a disappointing close. If you know where I'm from or have read it in my past posts, you'll know which team I was cheering for. Well, it wasn't meant to be, … [Read more...] about Making some year-end charitable donations
