Comments on: My Yard is a Waste of Time and Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:42:56 -0400 hourly 1 By: Your page is now on StumbleUpon! http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 Your page is now on StumbleUpon! Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2598 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]

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]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 glblguy Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:33:00 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2596 @Eddie - Thanks Eddie, my mistake was the intervals, I didn't do them correctly in my spreadsheet. Thanks for catching this. @Eddie – Thanks Eddie, my mistake was the intervals, I didn’t do them correctly in my spreadsheet. Thanks for catching this.

]]> By: Eddie The Engineer http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 Eddie The Engineer Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:43:36 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2594 Whoops. Make that $230 a year to get to $14,000. Let that be a lesson to proofread my posts before I submit.... Whoops. Make that $230 a year to get to $14,000. Let that be a lesson to proofread my posts before I submit….

]]> By: Eddie The Engineer http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 Eddie The Engineer Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:41:50 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2595 Just a note on the math ... if you contributed $460/year at reg intervals you'd have $27,000 with a 10% compounding return and if you did $260/year you'd have $14,000 (numbers rounded). My guess is you may have used an online investment calculator (many of which reduce the annual return over time to reflect a move out of equities and into bonds). If this was the case, let that be a lesson to always treat online calculators with a measure of distrust. If you're math savvy, a mid-level calculator that can do derivatives and integrals (Simpson's Rule) is a great tool. Just a note on the math … if you contributed $460/year at reg intervals you’d have $27,000 with a 10% compounding return and if you did $260/year you’d have $14,000 (numbers rounded). My guess is you may have used an online investment calculator (many of which reduce the annual return over time to reflect a move out of equities and into bonds). If this was the case, let that be a lesson to always treat online calculators with a measure of distrust. If you’re math savvy, a mid-level calculator that can do derivatives and integrals (Simpson’s Rule) is a great tool.

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2583 glblguy Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:52:56 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2583 @Eric, I've researching that option too, along with alternative types of grass. @Eric, I’ve researching that option too, along with alternative types of grass.

]]> By: Eric http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2582 Eric Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:26:04 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2582 Add to that list of expenses the maintenance of the mower and weed whacker, electricity for the edger and electric hedge clippers, the suntan lotion when it's sunny out, mulch, and just time it takes to maintain it and it really adds up. I'm seriously considering xeriscaping for our next yard. That way it looks decent, is more capable of handling our weather conditions, and just takes less maintenance. Add to that list of expenses the maintenance of the mower and weed whacker, electricity for the edger and electric hedge clippers, the suntan lotion when it’s sunny out, mulch, and just time it takes to maintain it and it really adds up. I’m seriously considering xeriscaping for our next yard. That way it looks decent, is more capable of handling our weather conditions, and just takes less maintenance.

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 glblguy Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:06:44 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2589 <p>@Money Blue Book - I didn't intend to imply I wouldn't keep it decent, I just can't justify spending the money to keep it really nice like I used to. I'm not into presentation anyway, so not worried about that. Most of the people I know that "present well" are broke and up to their eye balls in debt.</p> @Money Blue Book – I didn’t intend to imply I wouldn’t keep it decent, I just can’t justify spending the money to keep it really nice like I used to. I’m not into presentation anyway, so not worried about that. Most of the people I know that “present well” are broke and up to their eye balls in debt.

]]> By: Money Blue Book http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 Money Blue Book Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:24:24 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2588 Hmm...well why cut your hair then? Just let it grow and grow and become shaggy. It's all about presentation. If you hair or lawn is shaggy/overgrown, it's a reflection on you and how you take care of yourself+your house. My old neighbor when I was little used to keep his lawn impeccably neat. I rarely met him but based on his lawn, I surmised he must have been very organized and successful. Just an observation. -Raymond Hmm…well why cut your hair then? Just let it grow and grow and become shaggy.

It’s all about presentation. If you hair or lawn is shaggy/overgrown, it’s a reflection on you and how you take care of yourself+your house. My old neighbor when I was little used to keep his lawn impeccably neat. I rarely met him but based on his lawn, I surmised he must have been very organized and successful. Just an observation.
-Raymond

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 glblguy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:44:12 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/11/my-yard-is-a-waste-of-time-and-money/#comment-2584 @Justin - she is adopted :-) @Nancy - We've naturalized much of it. Considering planting a different type of grass though. @Justin – she is adopted :-)

@Nancy – We’ve naturalized much of it. Considering planting a different type of grass though.

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