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August 25, 2010 at 11:10 am
The initial 6-month promo pricing on our cable package just expired and our bill this month went up to $140. We had been paying $110 a month for cable and internet including ... (
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August 23, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Back in February when Bird and I were preparing to move into the townhouse, I called the electric company to switch the service over from the renter to us. The woman on the phone ... (
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August 20, 2010 at 11:06 am
I wrote the other day that Bird and I were furniture shopping and that I would follow-up with our opinions after polling all of you and a few of our friends. So let’s ... (
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August 18, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Bird and I are currently sleeping on the full-sized bed I’ve had since college and we’re using a dresser that was passed down from her grandparents so it’s at ... (
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August 16, 2010 at 11:58 am
In preparation for our upcoming trip to Greece, we needed to renew Bird’s passport and update it with her new married name. My current passport will not expire until 2012.
Renewing ... (
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August 12, 2010 at 11:51 am
I wish he was mine but he belongs to my brother and his girlfriend.
I want a dog. ... (
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August 12, 2010 at 11:46 am
I spent some time this morning looking through my book inventory on Amazon and decided to cull the ones that have dropped significantly in value since I originally listed them. ... (
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August 9, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Even though I just bought my first suit back in January and I wore it to one wedding and it hasn’t been out of the closet since, I’m buying another one.
A friend is ... (
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August 4, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Here are my book selling stats for July 2010:
Selling Stats
Number of Sales: 24
Sales: $177.70
Shipping Credit: $98.76
Inventory Costs: $45.87
Amazon Commission: ... (
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August 4, 2010 at 3:17 pm
I got a free printer when I bought my laptop. Great deal, but I didn’t even use the printer until Bird started school earlier this year.
Since then I’ve spent right ... (
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August 2, 2010 at 11:34 am
Here’s a snapshot of our finances as of August 2, 2010.
SAVINGS +$2,617 to $42,874
INVESTMENTS +$1,253 to $14,050
Stock market recovered a bit.
RETIREMENT +$4,539 ... (
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July 23, 2010 at 9:15 am
My lucky streak continues, first I won a book, then a bag, and now…500 smackers!!!!
My boss called me up yesterday to tell me that I was selected by my peers for ... (
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July 22, 2010 at 9:31 am
Back in May I wrote about our travel plans for the next year. We want it to be a full year with lots of traveling before we settle down into a life of responsibility hopefully ... (
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July 21, 2010 at 9:23 pm
The dealership called this afternoon with two words regarding Bird’s car.
fuel. pump.
That’s all he had to say and my heart sank and hundred dollar bills started ... (
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July 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Last night I was folding laundry and I noticed something unusual. There was some blue marks/stains on some clothes that were not previous blue.
The victims: 1 pair of khaki ... (
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July 21, 2010 at 9:09 am
In early 2008, I jumped on the peer-to-peer lending bandwagon and started making loans on Prosper. I made 34 loans that year and continued to make more loans with the money that ... (
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July 20, 2010 at 12:26 pm
I was getting my oil changed a few weeks ago in preparation for our 1,000 mile drive to Chicago and the service guy mentioned that the tread on my tires was pretty low and that ... (
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July 19, 2010 at 11:35 pm
We arrived at Bird’s grandparent’s place around 10 pm on Wednesday night after driving through a wicked thunderstorm near La Crosse. Nice to be safe and sound in ... (
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July 14, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Hitting the road in about 20 minutes. We’ll be staying the night at Bird’s grandparent’s near Wisconsin Dells. Spending the day with them tomorrow and continuing ... (
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July 13, 2010 at 2:36 pm
I don’t know if anyone else likes to do this, but when I travel to a place, I like to read a book set in that place.
For example, on our honeymoon in San Francisco and Sonoma, ... (
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July 8, 2010 at 2:55 pm
A week late, but here’s a snapshot of our finances as of July 1, 2010.
SAVINGS (Checking, ING Savings) -$1,043 to $40,257
Savings took a hit this month, even though we put ... (
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July 7, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I’ve always been pretty lucky.
One time I found a winning lottery ticket on the ground. One time I won a dictionary at the state fair. One time I married the prettiest ... (
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July 7, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Remember back in December when Bird and I received a Netflix subscription for a wedding present. At the end of that post I mentioned we’d have to evaluate whether or not ... (
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July 2, 2010 at 9:38 am
Here are my book selling stats for June:
Selling Stats
Number of Sales: 23
Sales: $158.47
Shipping Credit: $94.77
Inventory Costs: $25.86
Amazon Commission: $54.82
Shipping ... (
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June 25, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Do you all remember when I posted about my upcoming travel plans? Over the past week we’ve made a little progress and while you’d assume we’ve booked our Chicago ... (
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