Archive for September, 2009
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Get rid of cars that aren't working anymore.
Last week we got rid of a van that we found out would cost almost as much to fix as we had paid for it. (No, not this one.) The vehicle had sat for long enough that it didn't start anymore. We had ...
Posted in Personal Finance | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
I just mailed out my 2008 taxes this past week. I really hate doing taxes. It costs me money, it hangs over my head, it's a pain in the butt. And they're finally out the door.
My mother-in-law today recounted a statement that the pastor at one of her previous churches ...
Posted in Organization, Taxes | 3 Comments »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Five Cent Nickel published a post that discussed what things to consider when you have both debt to pay and money in the bank. The main problem is that the difference in what the bank pays in interest is far below what one would pay on a typical credit card ...
Posted in Debt Reduction, Economy, Saving | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
This weekend I saw a sign for a very important-sounding event:
Remerchandising Relinquishment!
It was on a sign for a store sale. I was curious what the heck this means so I did a Google search for it. Only 186 hits came up (which is pretty paltry considering Google indexes 17.1 jillion ...
Posted in Shopping | 2 Comments »
