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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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According to my last post date, it’s only been a few days since I’ve been here and jotted some notes. However, it honestly feels like forever. Last week’s crunch at work, followed quickly by grabbing the girls over the last 5 days has kept me quite busy, although it feels like I’ve managed […]

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…falling is easy
It’s getting back up that becomes the problem
Becomes the problem
If you don’t believe you can find a way out
You’ve become the problem
Become the problem
–Staind, Falling
Staind could not have said it better… Falling is easy, and getting back up is the problem.
I’m happy to say that the crunch at work is over. […]

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Lately it’s been work, work, work. 16-hour days aren’t natural, but unfortunately happen during release periods at most software development houses. During these times in previous years, the girls usually go with their mom more, allowing me to fulfill my bread-winning duties and show more face time at work, but this year has […]

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First, In response to the borderline child-abuse I subjected my kids to last week with the “cheap” sauce, I want to thank single mom over at Debt Free Is The Life For Me
for sending me a great looking spaghetti sauce recipe.  The ingredients are not in the budget for this week, but they will be […]

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Girls and I went grocery shopping a couple weeks ago, picked up some spaghetti and sauce, amongst other things. I was teaching the girls to look at the red numbers (price per unit) and not just the big yellow price. I learned that relying on the red numbers, exclusively, is a practice of […]

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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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