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I think I’m going to debunk the “the slower you drive the better your mileage” story.  I have been driving 60 mph for a couple weeks now, and I’ve noticed some great gains.  However, this weekend, I think I noticed something different.
This weekend, I paid no attention to my speed.  Partly because I wanted to […]

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I’m still driving 60, and it’s still working out great!
I filled up tonight on my way home after taking the girls out to the park, after rolling the trip odometer over 400 miles again.  This time filled up to the tune of a (relatively) sweet 25.07 mpg.
The bigger thing I noticed though, was my last […]

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Last week I wrote about starting a 60 MPH challenge, where I would keep my speed at 60 while on the highway to and from work to see how it improves the gas mileage in the Charger.
Well, today I filled up, and while I don’t think the numbers are actually representative of my gains, I’m […]

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Today I decided that I was going to give “slow driving” a shot at conserving gas.  I have a slight tendency to speed, and knowing that high speed robs your efficiency, I figured I’d give slow driving a try.   Plus, I won’t risk another ticket that way.
I wanted to try 55 mph, but the speed […]

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I got my notice of appraised value from the county tax appraisal office this week, and my “appraised” home value went up about 7.7%, while the dollar amount of my taxes went up about 10%.
This is my first house, and having lived here less than a year, this is the first time I’ve seen my […]

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One of the more challenging parts of staying within my budget is keeping the kids entertained. We used to do so much, such as going to amusement and water parks, the indoor inflatable places, Chuck E. Cheese, the arcade, etc. But on a budget, and after having reaching the bleak realization of […]

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I was doing some checks today, and interesting enough, I found that it would probably be better NOT to pay down the mortgage early, but rather save up to pay off the mortgage completely, or not pay it off early at all.
For example:
$200,000 mortgage, at 6.5% for 30 years, the monthly mortgage payment is $1264.14 […]

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