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After taking a long look at our television viewing, we’ve decided to dump cable. Other than cartoons, most of what we watch is on the free broadcast channels, and the kids are starting to outgrow some of the cartoons. We’re currently on a special deal with Comcast where we get a ton of channels, HBO […]

The more I learn about economics and how government actions affect the economy, the more I’m convinced we’re coming upon a period of high inflation. Wikipedia defines inflation as a rise in the general level of prices over time. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most generally accepted measure of inflation. A rising CPI […]

I came across this disturbing article earlier today. In summary, the guy took a 401(k) loan in order to pay the bills. Unfortunately the bills include some maxed out credit cards and a BMW lease. It’s bad enough when people use the equity in their homes to live above their means, but when their retirement […]

I’ve been reading about the Paradox of Thrift lately. Wikipedia has a good definition here. Basically, it says that if everyone starts being thrifty and saving their money rather than spending it, we’re all doomed economically. More saving equals lower spending which equals lower demand for products which equals lower prices which equals lower corporate […]

So last month we made our normal credit card payment on our rewards card, the entire balance as usual, and the payment was returned for insufficient funds. I have never missed a payment, bounced a check, or had insufficient funds in my entire life. And this time was no exception. In addition to this mythical […]

Personal finance is just that, personal. Not everybody does things the same way, nor should they. Every family and individual has a different situation, so what’s good for one isn’t necessarily good for another. We’ve all heard most of the mantras of personal finance so I won’t repeat them here, but I will list the […]

The Carnival of Personal Finance is up over at Get Rich Slowly. JD did a nice Christmas theme and my post Handling Our Own Escrow was included in the Main Presents. Thanks! Be sure to check out the Carnival and all the other great articles.

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 […]

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

The World Series is coming to my hometown for the first time ever. It’s been pretty exciting around here, even for a semi-non-caring baseball fan like myself. The Colorado Rockies have a section of the stadium called the Rockpile. On game day you can walk up and buy tickets for the Rockpile for $1 or […]