Nov 03 2011
The Thought A few weeks back, I was contemplating various ways Jess and I could possibly payoff school debt sooner rather than later. I had a spreadsheet detailing my current Loan Payment Plan, but I was more than willing to knock months off the bottom of that plan, if at all possible. So I mulled …
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Aug 31 2011
As you can probably imagine, my wife and I received a lot of gift cards for our wedding. Now I’m not complaining about gift cards or free money−if you can call a gift card free money … it’s like free money, but with a leash attached to it−they’re especially great when they’re to a relevant …
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Jul 30 2011
Everybody has debt. And, I assume, we all want to pay it off. But how quickly should we pay it off? Did you know that on a $100,000 home mortgage at 12.0% interest, increasing your monthly payment by only $100 (from $1,100 to $1,200) will save you nearly $50,000 of interest paid over …
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Jul 08 2011
STS-135: The Final (Shuttle) Launch This morning marked the beginning of the end of an era. I say the beginning of the end because the era does not conclusively close until next week, when the Space Shuttle Atlantis returns safely the Earth. The beginning of the end happened at 11:29 A.M. EST as Atlantis’ rocket …
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Nov 21 2010
Welcome to America, home of the largest and most technologically advanced economy in the world. The United States Government spends over $40 billion on education, over $70 billion on transportation, over $70 billion on health and human services, and well over $650 billion on the Department of Defense. Annually. And these are just a few …
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Apr 07 2009
That’s what we’ve always been told, isn’t it? Last week, in the midst of projects and exams, I began to get a cold. Since Jessica had previously had a cold, I decided to blame her for passing it on. Her defense was that Faith had given it to her, so Faith was really at fault. …
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Mar 26 2009
Ladies and gentlemen, I have a significant announcement to make. No, I’m not engaged, but close. Actually, it has nothing to do with marriage or relationships, unless you consider my relationships with carbonated beverages more than just the meaningless flings that I consider them. No, my announcement is that today, March 26th, 2009, is the …
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Mar 25 2009
That’s the rumor. After all, it’s the thing to do, right? Look at other mammoth companies that used to provide a service for free but now charge for their services: MySpace, YouTube, Google, Xanga, Wikipedia, Hulu … Oh, wait! All those services are still free. They’re add supported, so they will always remain free. Even …
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Oct 29 2007
I was perusing my favorite News Feeds this afternoon on the wonderful iGoogle, when I came across a topic I hadn’t heard about for a while. How many of you know about about NBCs little money tantrum? (Show of hands, please.) Allow me to summarize … In late August of 2007, NBC declared it was …
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Mar 22 2007
Just the other day I went out to eat at the Olive Garden. It happened that the wait to get in an eat was about 45 minutes, so we decided to go over to Office Max to buy a few things. I walked in the store and realized, “Hey, Windows Vista just came out!” (This …
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