Archive for July, 2008

The Friday Gathering – Life change edition

We went on vacation a few weeks ago to the North Carolina mountains. It was a very frugal vacation in that we camped on our in-laws land and really didn’t go anywhere nor did we spend much money. My wife and I have been visiting the mountains of North Carolina since before we [...]

Personal finance kata

Athletes, musicians, actors, artists, etc. become experts through practice.  Contrary to common belief merely doing something everyday doesn’t qualify as practice.  Practice is time set aside to focus on doing something in order to get better.   For example, in my fulltime job, I manage projects and people everyday, but that doesn’t make me an expert.
This [...]

Our Wii has changed our lives

Back in May, we purchased a Nintendo Wii.  Not being one to spend money frivolously, it was a purchase I really struggled with.  I used to frivolous, and that was one of the many reasons we got ourselves in a bit of a financial mess.  But after discussing it with my wife for a long [...]