Archive for January, 2009

The Friday gathering – White coat syndrome?

Last week ago I went to the hand surgeon for a follow up on my broken finger.  As part of the visit they check my weight, temperature and blood pressure.  My blood pressure was little high, 142 over 105.  The lower number was their concern.  For those that may not be familiar, 120 over 80 [...]

Sorta Frugal

I was listening to Frugal Coast to Coast last Monday evening.  The show was about becoming frugal.  Lynnae and Jenn shared their various frugal tips and suggestions and people in the chat room did as well.  I found it very interesting to observe people’s levels of “frugalness”.
Some people, like Lynnae and Jenn, I would consider [...]

March Madness at Free Money Finance

Each year Free Money Fianance runs something call March Madness where personal finance bloggers (like me) submit our best articles to compete against each other for reader votes.  I missed submitting last year, but didn’t make the same mistake this year.
My article is now up as part of Game 3, so make sure you head [...]