If you’re wondering whether settling credit card debt with Navy Federal Credit Union is possible, the answer is a resounding yes. And, better yet, it’s possible to do it yourself if you wish, saving money over working with an advisor or settlement expert. Let me say, though – we worked with an advisor to settle […]
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Wow…somehow I let Don talk me into another project boat slash maybe-we’ll-just-keep-it boat. We already own a recently-revamped 25′ Proline with dual 150hp engines, a small cabin, front v-berth, and porta-potty, by the way. However, driving down the side of the road back in January, we came across this Grady White with beautiful lines. It was […]
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I can’t believe we made it through the entire month of May without posting! It has been completely crazy in the last six weeks: Don had another heart surgery and hospital stay We’ve been back to court not once but three times for full-day hearings on child custody My mother, who lives on the other […]
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As a general rule, before making a purchase online, I search retailmenot (no, I’m not an affiliate, I just love the site!) for any coupon codes I should be using. I then also check Upromise for rebates towards college savings (because why WOULDN’T you want extra $$ going into your little one’s college account). If all else fails, […]
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*Update – Rover and DogVacay merged this year, eliminating the need to decide which is better! I will say, since the merge, we’ve had a TON more traffic; all of which helps us hit our goals faster. A little under three years ago, we decided to explore dog-sitting to bring in a few extra dollars. […]
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Over the past several years we’ve purchased, restored and sold several project boats. I should add that, for our purposes, we’re referring to project boats that are easily trailerable (read: less than 30 feet long) power boats, typically with outboard motors. We’ve now flipped quite a few of these boats, that we’ve lovingly spent weekends […]
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Recently, we discovered an unpaid medical bill (from a laboratory) from 2014 that had apparently been overlooked by Don. He’s not great with administrative and paperwork-related tasks (sorry, honey!), so it was mid-2016 before a collections notice came to the house and I realized that this bill was more than 2 years overdue! Of course, […]
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Okay, I admit I’ve seen people talking about Digit in the past. It’s an app that claims to automatically analyze your spending patterns and painlessly (and sort of behind-your-back) transfer money to savings for you, when it thinks you won’t notice. In other words, in theory at least, it looks at your checking account activity […]
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Wow, this is scary stuff to publish online! After all, who wants to air their dirty laundry, particularly when it comes to finances? But, in order for us to achieve our goals, we need to take a good long look at reality, and make some forward progress. Toward that end, we started working with a […]
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Have you ever noticed how many articles there are that tell you to get rid of your cable subscription? Or call your car insurance provider and ask for a discount? It seems these recommendations are everywhere, but what if you’re ALREADY doing those basic things? What if your $8 Netflix subscription has already replaced your […]
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