Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Mrs. Rocket has posted here before and I am trying to convince her to guest post on Rocket Finance at least once a week. I think it would be great for this blog if we heard from her regularly. (Yes, it has taken me almost a year to figure this ...
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
One of the reasons that I took a new job that moved us several states to the west was that the job change allowed for more family time. And so far, I have had more time to spend with the family. Actually, might be home too much now and I ...
Posted in frugality | 13 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Rocket Finance is finishing up one of its highest traffic weeks ever. There seemed to be a high level of interest in the Our Story series about how my wife and I made up a $5,000 deficit in our annual budget without getting another job or playing the lottery.
Pinyo, at ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
I have shared on numerous occasions that we put our family at financial risk with bad money decisions early in our marriage. As we start to pack for our upcoming cross-country move, I was reminded of another habit of mine that has cost us a lot of money over the ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Home for Sale: river view, no basement, some yard
Yesterday, I presented rocket finance readers with my family's mortgage story. We are not subprime borrowers, but our experience demonstrates how access to easy credit has caused the current foreclosure crisis in the United States. I am passionate about keeping others from ...
Posted in home finance | 28 Comments »
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
. . .about a recent deal for our three children.
There was a young woman
Who needed some shoes.
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do. (OK, not really--but it felt like it!)
She had a tight budget
With not much to spare.
But the children's feet kept growing--
They didn't seem to care!
She ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
On Tuesday, I participated in the 107th Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. Patrick was kind enough to accept my late entry. I deserved to be the very last entry on the page. . . and that's the spot I got. Here are some of the highlights:
One of my favorite blogs, ...
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
. . .sometimes. Actually, travel is very expensive, but if you happen to work for a company that takes care of your expenses, you can make money on the road. Here are some tips:
1) When on the road, you use less heat, electricity, water and other utilities around the house. ...
Posted in vacations | 3 Comments »
