January’s Goals Revisited

January’s Goals Revisited

Back in January I laid out five goals for this year and beyond. Now that it’s six months later, let’s take a look at where we stand! 1. Sell my car by the end of 2015. I haven’t done this yet, but I want to get it done by the end of the summer. My idea … Read more

Frugal Failure: I Paid $40 For A Pencil

Frugal Failure: I Paid  For A Pencil

Today I come to your seeking penance and absolution. Oh great personal finance blogger in the sky, forgive me for I have sinned! I spent $40 on a pencil! No, that is not some trick of math. It’s not some military contract gone awry where toilet seats cost their weight in gold. No, I paid … Read more

Starbucks Gift Card Win

Starbucks Gift Card Win

Sorry, that’s not a typo. This is not a “Win a Gift Card” post. But I thought I’d share a rare gift card “win.” It goes without saying that I never go to Starbucks. When it comes to personal finance advice, “skip the Starbucks” is some of the most cliched, basic, duhhhhh advice around. It’s … Read more

Norm’s $35 Oscar Movie Roundup

Norm’s  Oscar Movie Roundup

Long time readers might know that I am a movie buff.  My first two jobs were at movie theaters. In high school, I’d take old movies out from the library, and I’d do things like go to see a movie by myself, then sneak into a second one immediately after. The things that have slowed … Read more

Greetings, 1,500 Daysers!

Greetings, 1,500 Daysers!

If you weren’t aware, Ridinkuloids, 1,500 Days interviewed our corporate overload, Gygax! I normally don’t like to talk about what goes on behind the scenes here, but long story short, we are part of an intergalactic blog network ruled by a ruthless, but effective, demigod and his trained wolf. Gygax really spills the beans in the interview… … Read more

Search Terms: Your Questions Answered!

Search Terms: Your Questions Answered!

Hey Ridinkuloids. Once again we’re going on vacation, so after our quarterly expense report posts on the first of October, we will be going into radio silence, or I guess “blog silence,” for a few weeks as we explore Japan.  It’s always good to recharge those blog batteries and save up ideas for more of … Read more

B-B-B-Bats!

B-B-B-Bats!

I’m here today to tell you the tale of how we blew $1,200 on ourselves. And it will be totally worth it. We moved into our house basically on New Years Day 2009, a year before our house’s 150th birthday. Though about half of the house had been totally remodeled and beautiful, there were rooms that … Read more