28 Aug
Carnival of Personal Finance #167
The 167th Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Broke Grad Student. My article on why I bought my truck was included. Check it out!
Archive for August, 2008
20 Aug
Why I Bought A New Truck
It has been my policy the past few years to buy late model used cars. Financial advisers, personal finance bloggers, and anyone with decent money sense will tell you that late model used cars are the most cost-effective way to obtain a vehicle. And I’ve found this advice to be spot on - purchasing a […]
04 Aug
Another Reason It’s Good To Have Money
The King Soopers my wife shops at recently ran a promotion that was too good to pass up. They were offering store gift cards at 10% off. With a maximum purchase of $1200, you could buy $1320 worth of gift cards for King Soopers. Since we average about $85/week on food at Kings this allowed […]
02 Aug
Net Worth for July Posted
Our net worth calculation for July is posted on the Monthly Results page. We had a net worth decrease of $1987.49 or about 2% for the month, our second straight 2% decline. Not a good trend.