Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
We're down at a beach resort for a mini-retreat for my wife's quilting guild. Lots and lots of sewing for my wife, and lots of time with my daughter for me.
Here are some articles that caught my eye this week:
No Credit Needed demonstrates that it's never too early in the ...
Posted in Roundups | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, especially when I'm about to talk about ketchup.
I went grocery shopping with my wife last night, and in the condiment section, shockingly, I found various brands of ketchup. The store brand came in a number of sizes. Here are two of them:
20 ...
Posted in Saving, Shopping | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
We just had an offer accepted for a new home a couple of days ago. As such, there's now a flurry of excitement and financial activity going on in our household now, and there will continue to be excitement even after our current house is sold.
Part of this excitement involved ...
Posted in Budgeting, Organization, Personal Finance | 5 Comments »
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
I did my best today to clear away the stuff that was on my desk. (I can actually see the surface again!)
In the process I found a little pamphlet entitled "Teach Children About Money." It really is little -- a single tri-fold piece of paper that's smaller than a standard ...
Posted in Banking | 1 Comment »
