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It’s always a challenge to try and pass something onto your kids, especially knowledge. Especially knowledge about money and debt and finance. How do you combat the allure of having everything you want before you can afford it, like the credit card companies sell? How do you fight off the creep of […]

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Okay, there were a few things that I said I was going to do. So here’s an update on those.
Sell the DVDs - While I don’t think it’s going to make much of a dent, every penny counts at this point, right? I’ve found this site over at wherehouse.com that seems to offer […]

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Well, I’m still doubled-over sick of the realization from yesterday. How the hell did I let myself get 100k in the hole? I am the perfect customer for the credit industry; biting off more and more than I can possibly chew and not even realizing it. I should get an award from […]

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Holy SH*T! I just went through and added up the numbers, not considering what little savings I have, and leaving my house and mortgage out of the equation, and I just really realized that I’m in a serious hole.
Here’s the breakdown:
Personal (Family Loan) 29288.25 – no interest
CC1 […]

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They say it takes 21 days to make an activity a habit, so only about 17 more days to go before the Chantix and bring a lunch routine gets to be a habit… yay.
That said, today I noticed a HUGE improvement in my smoking on Chantix. Where I would normally go outside every couple […]

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So I have a bunch (a bunch) of DVDs that I want to unload for some cash. And I have no idea where to do so without letting them go super-cheap. Most are modern movies, some are not, but I realize that through the years I’ve collected this nice collection of DVD’s and […]

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Chantix is still going good. Still smoking, but I can see a (small but) noticeable reduction of smoking… I.e., I’m going outside less. That’s a good deal.
Last night I really didn’t get around to creating my spending plan, spent too much time dabbling in various software packages available for Linux to help build […]

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