Instead of writing an interesting or elaborate post for today, I spent yesterday buying a house. So you’ll get pretty pictures of it, and you’ll like it. The front is relatively unassuming. A nice story & half cape cod. The back of the house has a beautiful wooden deck, with a nicely detailed trellis. Everyone wave [...]
In 2001, in my senior year of high school, my first car died. Complete engine failure, with a cracked head gasket. Since I was going away to college, I needed a car. My father was kind enough to give me his car to me as a graduation gift: a ’97 Saturn SL. A more basic [...]
As it is the first of June, this means that my wife and I have finished our first month of using a cash economy. As a whole, I declare it a success. In the month of May, we spend less than what we made. Not a lot less, so there is room for improvement. But [...]
I have talked in the past about various methods I have used to manage our finances. While I have managed to grasp with great detail where our money is going with tools like Mint.com, we have not yet developed a good budget system. We still over spend each month, despite both of our buy-in to [...]
Frustration is a common part of all human interactions. There is an inherent level of conflict between any two people. Conflict resolution is an important skill to develop. Even when this skill is strong, solving problems is rarely a perfect process. Conflict resolution can lead to frustration that must be dealt with to keep a [...]
When Michelle and I decided to get married, we discussed a vast array of issues, from the small and mundane to the large and life altering. The idea was to come an agreement on as many issues as reasonably possible. This would prevent problems coming up later in life. As a good feminist couple, name [...]