lessons learned

When I Found Out Guns N Roses Isn’t The Name Of A Song

September 20, 2008

I remember one day in 6th grade our teacher asked us each to tell the class our favorite song, and he wrote our answers on the board.  I don’t remember what the point was – probably something about opinions and diversity.  It was 1988 – Big Hair bands were huge – but I was mostly [...]

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Oops….

August 22, 2008

Well shoot.  I forgot to pay our HOA dues this month.  They’re due by the 15th, and if they’re not paid by then, there’s a $25 late fee.  Which I will be paying tomorrow, along with the actual dues.  That is a big fat bummer, but it’s also shown me that we’re in a much [...]

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Moving On And Letting Go

August 12, 2008

I’ve always struggled with tossing stuff and getting rid of things.  If I spent money on it, I somehow feel like I have to keep it, even if I’m not using it anymore.  I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but it’s something I’ve been working on, and lately I’ve been making a lot of [...]

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The Bill For Our Fence

August 6, 2008

Last week, we bought vinyl fencing to replace our old wooden picket fence that was falling apart.  I had estimated that the total cost was going to be about $600, based on an earlier trip to Home Depot to get prices, and the measurements we made in our back yard.  My husband picked up the [...]

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A Jewelry Gift Card Giveaway

July 25, 2008

Last year we sold my engagement ring and put the money into our HSA and my Roth IRA. Since I still liked the look of diamonds, but not the price or the ethical issues, we bought a new ring from Diamond Nexus Labs. It cost $231, and looks just as good a year later as [...]

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A Stupid Human Trick

July 19, 2008

Yesterday we bought a VitaMix blender.  I’ve wanted one for years, but could never justify the price.  Yesterday we were in Costco, and they were selling them for $50 less than the online price.  We had our laptop in the car, so my husband went out and checked Craigslist again (we’ve done it before, to [...]

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Breastfeeding And Life Lessons

June 9, 2008

Our baby is five weeks old today, and we’ve settled into a pretty happy little existence with him at the center of it all.  Can’t really remember what life was like before we had him, and that’s just fine.  In the last five weeks, we’ve spent very little additional money compared with what we were [...]

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Ten Years Gone By

May 22, 2008

JD at Get Rich Slowly has posted an article about what his life and finances were like ten years ago, and has invited other bloggers to share their stories as well.  I think it’s interesting to look back over where we’ve been and to think about where we’re headed, so here goes… Ten years ago, [...]

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Credit Card Rewards Glitch

December 30, 2007

I was looking at our business credit card statements today, to make sure that everything was in order after our fraud incident last month.  They had cancelled my husband’s card and issued a new one, which was done as soon as we reported the problem.  We paid all the legit charges on the card, and [...]

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Progress In Preventing Credit Card Fraud

November 27, 2007

An update on my attempts to better secure our credit card:  I called our bank yesterday and got them to make a note in our file saying that balance transfers cannot be made from our credit cards to any bank account, regardless of who is asking for it.  We would never do this, but a [...]

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