Category Archives: Money
Feeding the government pig
This post might belong on my culture blog… I’ve got a few things that I have to get off my chest… Since we arrived on the East Coast, we have been paying through the nose to drive on the dang … Continue reading
I’ll take the second offer
The other driver’s insurance company called me to inform me that they have declared the Honda a total loss. Excuse me while I wipe a few tears from my eye… I asked what they valued the car at “Given that … Continue reading
A pleasant surprise
I received a surprise tonight… something that has NEVER happened to me before… The other young man’s insurance company called to tell me that they were accepting 100% liability for the accident and would handle all of the costs! Wow! … Continue reading
A trip down memory lane
In August, 2004, my oldest daughter drove our new Ford Windstar for her first day of classes at the local community college. My son was with her because we had just learned that. although he was just 14, he qualified … Continue reading
She should have listened to me…
I came home from work tonight and saw a fairly large box sitting in the living room. I wonder what that is? I don’t remember ordering anything… I don’t remember anyone else talking to me about ordering anything… It turns … Continue reading
That’s why we don’t come here anymore
We visited our 9th church today. We liked the 8th one very much but it is an hour drive. Today’s church was planted by the 8th church so we went with high hopes… Since the church was near the Plaza … Continue reading
That’s a long 10K
I arrived in KC last year at the end of March. Once I got settled in, it became VERY obvious that our F150 Super Crew had become the victim of deferred maintenance. Once we fixed the major problems, smaller problems became … Continue reading
Are we going in?
Our son is leaving for college in 4 weeks. My wife informed me that he needs clothes. It must be a chromosomal thing. To a woman, every event in life is a good reason to spend money. But, to be fair, I … Continue reading
Looky here!
A year ago, I put most of our savings in the stock market. I figured that it was better than earning 2.4% in a CD. Boy, was I wrong! In just a few short months, we had less than half of … Continue reading
Here comes the lawnmower
Someone decided that the grass was getting a little too tall. It looks like our “green shoots” are getting mowed down. My son went back to each of the fast food places to follow up on his applications. When they … Continue reading
