Holy crap, I officially have keys to a big old fucking Victorian house. Yes, it’s huge. It’s 5 bedrooms. With a basement. A garden. Near a park. Bathroom and a half. 5 bedrooms, did I mention? And a turret room. A fucking turret room. Holy crap. Holy crap. J. and I got a Chipotle lunch […]
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Narrowing in on a house rental within the right price range. Didn’t get the one we wanted, so we’re looking at a bigger house at the top of our rent range. Also negotiated with my current apartment complex, and they’re bringing the price down on a renovated 3 bedroom. Honestly, tho, I’d rather have a
Everytime somebody calls me and says the word, “Insurance,” over the phone, my heart races, I get sick to my stomach, and I pull out a pad and paper. I also get that hardline note to my voice, the one that everybody always thinks is me being “angry.” In fact, it’s not me being angry,
Last night, I watched An Inconvenient Truth. This morning, I saw this and this, and finally had a place to put all the pieces. I’m glad I don’t have kids.
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My $50 in savings earned a penny! Wow, this is exciting! No, seriously, do you have any idea how long it’s been since I had a savings account (that wasn’t a 401(k) subject to market madness)? Ten years at least. A whole penny! I just put another $50 in there. As life starts to move
I logged into my primary credit card account yesterday to make a payment after cashing an insurance reimbursement check. While looking at the summary page, I was startled to see an interest rate percentage of 14.99% Um. Hold on here, crackerbarrel. I have a variable interest rate of 6.55%. I’ve never seen it above 9.99%.
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As much as I get on about not saving enough money (I’m trying to find a way to put $50 a month into a savings account), I realized when I did a detailed review of my paycheck this week that I’m actually putting $100 a month into the company 401(k). You forget how much it
The little weather bar underneath my Vista gadgets clock says it’s -13 outside. -13, seriously? SERIOUSLY? You know, in Alaska, I got this type of weather, sure, but it included perks like northern lights, low population density, and liquor. In Dayton, not so much. Also, I’m really not prepared anymore for weather like this. Maybe