Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
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.
It has been a long time. Too long really. It was over 1 year ago that we embarked on this project to build a lake house. While we purchased a structure that was basically all the wood framing, there was still a lot to do to complete the place. In a year we have: Framed up the deck and built the roof over the deck
It seemed like an appropriate time of year to discuss materialism and how it is, or isn’t tied to your overall happiness. In the last few decades, it appears that everyone has slowly increased their consumption and developed some expectations about what Christmas means. The more presents you get, the happier you perceive you will be. The bigger the gift, the better. Because you have
I don\’t like shopping. I don\’t like sales. I hate the consumer driven holidays and I absolutely hate shopping on Black Friday. I\’d rather go skinny dipping in the frigid waters of Antarctica. (And I hate swimming). So, today was going to be a day like any other Friday. We were going to head out to the lake house to do some work on it
From the If you don’t ask, you won’t get department: When we bought the lake house property and structure we used some money from a home equity line of credit that we’d set up months before. We didn’t borrow a ton of money but at the time we locked in the interest rate. I’ve read too many horror stories about payments adjusting up as the
Why didn’t anyone tell me how hard it is to build a house? We continue to make progress on the lake house. A lot has happened since the last time I posted about it. We’ve been hard at work every weekend and have finally gotten to the point that we are ready for flooring and cabinets. The sheet rock is done, the painting is done
Wow. This woman worked for Taco Bell for 30 years. She started at $2.85 an hour and ultimately became a store manager. In the end, she speculates that her high base pay, from being there so long, caused her to be forced out. Please Lord, give me the skills to avoid working at Taco Bell for 30 years. Frankly, I admire her work ethic. Other
Our friends entered a contest for an American Standard new heating and cooling system and have been chosen as one of the 7 finalists. Their 10 year old daughter drew a picture of their house and their dad, Jeff, wrote a short essay about why they needed a new home cooling/heating and filtration system. If they win, they receive a $15,000 system for their home. They
