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Sometimes I have a really hard time staying on track with our financial plan. This happens to my wife too. Recently I’ve wanted to just go out and buy stuff that I want.
Our computer monitor is scratched, I want a new one. Who cares if I only use that computer for about an hour a […]

I’ve chosen a new layout for the site. I was bored with the other one. I use Wordpress to publish the blog and I’m not creative enough to develop anything myself so all I’ve done is change the Wordpress theme. I also added some social bookmarking links to the posts and cleaned things up a […]

This week the M-Network is blogging about cars. Since I have oodles of experience here, I’ve decided to join in.
I bought my first car when I was about 15 1/2. I saved money from my job and traded a bicycle and cash for a 1968 Ford Bronco. Since then I’ve driven:

Dodge Omni hatchback - purchased […]

I’m quite comfortable we made the right decision with the Chase Freedom card. After our first month of normal spending (plus some World Series tickets), our reward balance is $92.48. We maxed out the bonus rewards and got the $50 sign up bonus which is why the balance is so high.  Earning $42 for the […]

Well, I did it. I probably shouldn’t have but curiosity got the best of me. I went and calculated how much I cost myself by selling all my stock market holdings in the middle of September. It amounts to about $40,000. Ouch!
But I have to say I’m much more relaxed about my portfolio now. I’m […]

Our net worth calculation for October is posted on the Monthly Results page. We cracked six figures for the first time!