Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Sorry for the lack of posting lately. My handy dandy blogging software (Windows Live Writer) doesn’t like my blog these days. It all stems from the last upgrade of WordPress that I did. Arrrrgghhh. Also, please don’t assume that my lack of a blogroll right now means that I don’t want to link to all of my friends and favorite PF blogs. It’s all part
An Indiana man has just purchased a $25,000 Dodge truck with the change he has saved over 13 years. Wow. While I admire his feat of saving that much change over the years and I really admire the fact that he didn’t buy the truck on credit, I have to wonder how much sooner he could have bought that truck if he had simply put
A few weeks ago we decided it was time to upgrade the laptop. My wife wanted a newer laptop and asked if she could have mine and then we could buy a new one for me to use. While I’m always happy to get a new laptop, I really didn’t want to spend the money. As a general rule, I won’t buy any electronics or
A lot of people dread shopping with kids. I remember the many trips to the store with my mom like it was yesterday. I loved to visit the toy and candy aisle. It didn’t even matter what kind of store it was. If there were toys or candy in the building, I’d find them. As our daughter has gotten old enough to really desire things,
Crazy: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316580,00.html I was going to make some wise crack like, “Well, at least they are telling them that you shouldn’t always use credit cards” but I don’t think that would be appropriate either……. Not sure who the rocket scientist was that thought up this line of underwear for young girls. Not exactly the best idea. I’m now going to end this post so that
Every time I read a story that surprises me, the first thing I think is, “I wonder if this is another fake internet news story”. The fact that it’s in the Guardian makes me think it might be legit. Anyway, the story goes that if you use the drive thru at McDonalds at some UK locations and stay longer than 45 minutes, you could be
In an effort to save money, my wife and I will no longer be making left turns. We will now create a map ahead of every trip to minimize the amount of gas we use and the wear and tear on our car. Okay, maybe it won’t work for us, but it sure did for UPS: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/magazine/09left-handturn.html
Here’s a post worth reading: http://www.johnbatdorf.net/blog/WhyDoYouBankWhereYouDo.aspx John asks the question, Why do you bank where you do? Great question. I wonder what percentage of the people out there would answer, “just because”? I’m with John 110%. I will only go to a credit union. Why take my money to a place that is trying to make a profit off of me? Of course there are
Ahhh. The Christmas season. That special time of year when we all run around like chickens with our heads cut off to find the perfect gifts for our family and friends. My wife and I spent the weekend trying to do as much of our Christmas shopping as possible. I am happy to report that we just about finished all the gift buying. The majority
I saw this video over on Scott Hanselman’s site. I found it rather humorous.