My wife and I just finished signing the contingency contract waiver on the new house we’re trying to buy. Oh wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. I haven’t updated you on the latest news.
On Sunday afternoon we received the call we had hoped we wouldn’t receive. The sellers of the house we a [...]
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This is more of a story than a financial lesson, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it. It does come to a personal finance topic at the end, so hang in there.
Our house is about 15 years old now. Things are beginning to fail, the roof is getting old, and it seems like [...]
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“Geesh, It’s only $5.00!“. These were the words I heard uttered by one friend to another in a store we were shopping in a few weeks back. While I didn’t over hear the entire conversation, the two ladies were discussing some type of clothing accessory they were both looking at. [...]
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I’m trying really hard to stop using cash. But it seems no matter how hard I try, I run into some situation that requires cash. Some weeks back, we decided to take a ride on the new light rail system our city recently built. I did all the research [...]
A Gather Little by Little reader, Gina, wrote a guest post earlier this week sharing her financial epiphany. Our email conversation started out with an idea she had of me sharing mine and then asking my readers to do the same. Instead, I asked her to share hers. She did so, and [...]
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We had some friends over for dinner the other night. We try to get together with them about once a month. Pretty much every time they come over, Mike either asks me questions about his 401k or brings over some 401k paper work he needs some help with. Mike is [...]
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You may have noticed a new Amazon.com widget on the bottom of my right-hand sidebar. I added this new widget as I noticed it was offering some outstanding deals on other blogs that had it installed. Well, today, the “deal of the day” is a $19.99 blood pressure meter.
The last [...]
To: Whomever Stole My Debit Card:
I am not sure who you are, but I thought I would take a minute to write to you and let you know the negative impact you had on my life over the weekend.
Sometime after I visited Walgreens on Thursday, you found my debit card and obviously decided to take [...]
(no, this is not my arm)
Matthew 16:23 - “Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me…”
Ever have one of days, weeks, months, or even years where things just seem to go wrong? In the Glblguy’s household it has been one of those months. It [...]
Photograph: Learning The Hard Way by Alex @ Faraway
This article is part of an M-Network group writing project. We are all writing articles revealing our best and worst financial decisions. See the end of this article for links to other M-Network member articles!
I’ve made a number of good and bad financial decisions in my [...]
About 4 months ago, I found a 75 gallon tank, wooden stand, glass tops and light for $150 on Craigslist. New, this equipment would cost close to $800.00. Using my Craigslist tips, I purchased it for $100, a steal. I had always wanted a salt water aquarium, and thus began my quest [...]
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We decided to visit the county fair last night. We’ve gone over the past years more frequently then not and every time I go I continue to be shocked at how expensive it is.
We actually have a pretty decent little fair. There are lots of rides, food, and animals for the [...]
Romans 8:28 - “…And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God”.
No, I didn’t make the mistake of buying a BMW M3. Some day maybe, but when I do it won’t be a mistake. Here’s 7 financial mistakes that I’ve made that hopefully others will benefit from [...]
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