Our oven was old when we bought our house, but it worked. Then we got 8 more years of life out of it. During that time, only a couple burners worked consistently, we replaced some missing knobs and the heating element in the oven had to be replaced. That cost us about $100, which wasn’t too bad at…
You Need A Budget!
Unless you’re independently wealthy, we all have a limited amount of money to go around each month. Without paying attention, you can easily run out of money before you run out of things you need to spend it on. That’s where a budget comes in. For quite a long time, we used Microsoft Money or Quicken…
There Are Only So Many Pieces of the Pie
I’m sure we all hate paying taxes, but to me, income taxes bother me the most. With property taxes, you can choose to live somewhere more modest to lower your tax burden. With sales taxes, you can choose to buy a cheaper option, or not to make a purchase at all. While it may not sound…
No Cricket’s chirping here
It drives my wife crazy when I change things up on her, but when I find a good deal, it’s hard to pass up. We’ve tried several cell phone services in the past including Ting, Sprint, and Republic Wireless. Each of them have their pros and cons. However, the best compromise between price and service that I’ve found is Cricket. Cricket…
What is this Home Energy Audit from Columbia Gas Anyway?
We’ve had icing issues on our roof the past few years and I know it’s because we live in an old house that lacks the proper insulation. So a couple of months ago, I called a local insulation company to get an estimate. He asked if I had the Columbia Gas audit done yet. I told…
Ting Cell Phone Bill – February 2015
Below you’ll find our cell phone usage for the month of February and what we paid for the service. Our bill is a bit more than last month for two reasons. We used a bit more data which bumped us into the next tier. I was also testing GSM service through Ting which meant we had…
Ting Cell Phone Bill – January 2015
Starting this month, I’m going to try something new. I started to think that it’s one thing for me to post out here ways of saving money, but it’s another thing to show what we’re paying in these true life scenarios. Below you’ll find our cell phone usage for the month of January and what…
Ting to offer GSM service (on T-Mobile?)
You’re probably wondering, “what does that mean?” and “why should I care?” Both are good questions. First, GSM is a cellular technology used for making calls on your mobile device. Ting currently offers CDMA service on the Sprint network. Verizon also uses CDMA. AT&T and T-Mobile both offer service on a GSM network. There are…
Guest Post from the Misses
Reasons why never to buy a new car. Within a week of having our ‘new to us’ car someone already ran into it. I’m guessing the side view mirror of another van or truck. They didn’t bother to leave a phone number like a good person would. A good friend and co-worker of mine bought…
Math is hard… business math is harder
I did great in math. I honestly don’t remember much past algebra and geometry, but you could say I nailed it at the time. There is one type of math that I still can’t figure out though… business math. This is the type of math that a business does before they make a sweeping decision,…