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Thursday, June 28, 2007We Went Looking At Houses YesterdayAll the reading that I have done over the last 15 months couldn't prepare my mind for the reality. I've been living out in isolation for 2.5 years and to go back into the city and look at house prices was a shock to my system. We went looking at new houses yesterday because a lot of times they are... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 27, 2007Peak Oil Piqued My Interest So I Took a PeekWe're running out of oil. You could argue that we've been running out of oil since they day we started using it. We've never used so much before so we are running out faster. If you don't mind a bit of doom and gloom, read Jim Kunstler's weekly posts about peak oil. Sometimes it's a bit of rehashing... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 26, 2007Pay Your Bill On Time and Pay Late Fees?That doesn't sound right, does it? Here are a couple of things that you may already know. Credit card companies send out there bills shortly before the due date in the hopes that you'll wait a couple of days before replying. Miss the deadline and they get to go after all the extra money. Credit card... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, June 25, 2007Reverse Amortization? Just Shoot Yourself and Be Done With ItI have to admit that I was fairly naive when it come to money until I really started looking into it. There are a lot of things that aren't general knowledge (because banks and credit cards would miss out on some money) and there are some things that I have just never come across. Writing this blog... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, June 24, 2007Customer Service and Gas MileageThis is part four of the car purchase posts. If you need to catch up, here is part 1, part 2, part 3, and a side trip about that day and the funniest part of the car purchase. My parents and all of my siblings have bought cars from Saturn of Riverdale. I don't know how many cars we have bought but... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, June 23, 2007Sword Point Saturday - Customer Service and a WinnerPart 4 of the car story will be tomorrow. I lost track of the days and didn't realize Sword Point Saturday was already upon us. V has earned 25 Sword Points for getting the most votes in the first Success Warrior slogan contest. There will be another slogan contest in the future so be watching.... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, June 22, 2007Saturn of Riverdale - Just Looking AroundThis is third part of a series. Part one is here and part two is here with interesting side trips here and over at Chronicles today (I'll add the post link later - here it is ). We were heading into town on an errand, talking about moving, and we were going to be driving right by Saturn of... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, June 21, 2007Saturn of Riverdale - Our First ExperienceOur car blew up. A couple of years ago, we were on one of our grueling day long stock-up excursions because we live across the wasteland in a place that only exists because gambling is legal in Nevada and illegal in Utah. Every month or two, we have to go in to the city to pick up things that you... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, June 20, 2007Wow! When I Impulse Buy, I Do It Up Right!I would have to say that my wife and I are pretty good about impulse buying. Part of that is the financial plan that we are following and part of it is the fact that we live 120 miles from a store. We do shop online when we need to but neither of us get any joy out of doing so. We search for what we... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, June 19, 2007I've Been Approved For A LoanIn fact, I'm approved for a loan nearly every single day. I know, I'm too cool for words and you're all jealous. I'll tell you what though, if you want, out of the goodness of my heart, I'll forward along the emails telling me that I've been approved to you. You can respond and very likely, the... Sign in to see full entry. |
