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From the monthly archives:
Absolutely beautiful day in Ohio. The humidity dropped exponentially overnight. Just in time for our impending road trip to Kansas: Land of Heat and Humidity. Ick. July is not the best time to visit Kansas. Only August is worse. I blame this trip on my cousin, who’s getting married. Even though we’ve visited Kansas in [...]
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I swear, sometimes I just don’t know what’s wrong with me. The library is free, right? Unless, of course, you don’t return your books on time? (Or at all?) And yes, I do get email notices telling me that I have some items that are coming due. And are overdue. And This is the Final [...]
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Riding bikes is great frugal fun for the whole family! Once you’ve accounted for the cost of the bikes, of course… John recently posted this ad on craigslist: 26″ Men’s Full Suspension Mountain Bike for Parts This is a mountain bike as described made by Concord. My lovely and insufferably cute wife likes to run [...]
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I’ve been consumed with laundry, yard work, showings, friends, and… Life! Regularly scheduled programming will recommence shortly. I hope you all are enjoying your summer!
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If Olivia and Peter’s swimming lessons were outdoors, I’d wager about half of the sessions would have been rained out by now. You ever have the feeling that the summer is almost over when it’s just begun? Seasoned parents know that we need to be on the ball with planning out programs and trips or [...]
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Conner made the quintessential Father’s Day heart-attack breakfast: lots of bacon and sausage; dunkin’ donuts; and farm-fresh eggs thrown in just to make us feel righteous. Although they’re the best part, in my opinion. Along with the coffee, of course. Conner didn’t actually make the donuts. Olivia, of course, made her dad a card. And [...]
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Debt Free Adventure: 401(k) Contributions With Outstanding Debts Get Rich Slowly: What YOU Can Learn from Baby-Boomer Blunders Get Rich Slowly: Casting Stones: When Is It Okay to Judge? GoBackpacking.com: Cost Of A Trip Around The World The author breaks down the cost per day per country. Fascinating! Tell me: Do you have the travel [...]
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Hmm… Mid-June and I’m finally ready to talk about May? Yea. It’s been a few of those weeks. Debt Update Not very exciting. We’re in minimum mode right now. As in, just making minimum payments. Our debt snowball is just sitting there, in limbo. Waiting for a couple of major life changes (aka Selling a [...]
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I thought they might make the teachers happy, too. So these flowers became their gift from us this year. I was immediately drawn in by their vibrancy. It was just lucky happenstance that the price was right, too: $16.35 for all four. I didn’t get anything for the bus drivers this time. I felt a [...]
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