I’m really getting sick of all of the “bailout” talk. First it was the banks and financial institutions, and now it’s the auto industry. I understand that there is some legitimate need for bailing those entities out in some fashion … but $700 billion dollars? If they’re already in so much trouble, [...]

A while back, I found out about YouData on Kirtsy. The concept of YouData is just awesome. They display ads that are relevant to YOU. And you get paid to look at them. How awesome is that?
The ads aren’t determined by the content of my posts (that’s a good thing, isn’t [...]

As of 12:54 pm CDT this afternoon, I no longer have any credit card debt. Of course, since it’s the weekend and tomorrow is a holiday, the payment won’t clear for a few more days. But for all I care, it’s all gone. Boy does that feel good.
It only took [...]

I started something today that I really shouldn’t have. You see, I’m so sick of apartment living. I’ve been wanting to get into a house for quite some time now. Especially after my friend Robin bought a house a couple years ago (I think it’s been that long now). I thought [...]

I sure have been giving away money lately. I gave $357.81 to the repair shop yesterday. I’ll be giving around $200 to the repair shop (or some other one) within the next 2 weeks to get my front brakes replaced. And now tonite I spent just under $300.
I’ve been wanting to get [...]

I have a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am. I’ve had it since 2001. It’s my 3rd car, but the first that I got all on my own. My first car (also a Grand Am) was one that Dad found for me, paid the insurance, and made payments on (I was still in college). [...]

Thanks to Mace, I know when to expect my money from the IRS. According to the stimulus payment schedule, I should be getting my money around May 9th. And it will be deposited into my account via direct deposit. So I’ll be checking my account online a lot more than I normally [...]

At 5:32 pm, I paid off one of my credit cards … IN FULL. No more balance. All credit is available. And here’s proof …

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It is such a good feeling to have that thing paid off. I never thought I would. I’ve had it since 1995. In [...]