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  1. I've not been on this forum for quite some time,...

    I've not been on this forum for quite some time, but I did get the notification email in Gmail just now. :)

    I got started by finding out what I wanted to blog about (at the time that was personal...
  2. Thread: god I love tv

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    TV for me is a mixed bag - I didn't own a TV from...

    TV for me is a mixed bag - I didn't own a TV from 1998-2008 after reading Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death. I then went and married a TV addict. :)

    Like an earlier poster said, Television...
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    It might not be quite what you have in mind, but...

    It might not be quite what you have in mind, but The Survival Podcast actually has a big focus on killing debt and making life both more simple and more secure at the same time. The host is a pretty...
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    About once a year I'll rent a flatbed ford truck...

    About once a year I'll rent a flatbed ford truck from Home Depot for $15-20/hr. I can usually get my errand done within two hours.

    Now when we finally get some land I plan on buying and restoring...
  5. Thanks everyone! The support means a lot. ...

    Thanks everyone! The support means a lot.

    Sissy, we're due on Thanksgiving Day. :)
  6. Hello everyone, I wanted to give you all an...

    Hello everyone, I wanted to give you all an update.

    I've had success both with cutting down expenses and with increasing income.

    Thankfully I received a small promotion and a 7% raise at my...
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    Thanks for posting this, I am now following this...

    Thanks for posting this, I am now following this blog - great stuff and amusing to boot!
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    When I assembled my frugal home theater setup a...

    When I assembled my frugal home theater setup a couple of years ago I got a refurbished receiver from the official Harmon Kardon eBay outlet. Around 60% of the price of a new receiver, and it's been...
  9. Thanks Lhamo. There's a reason why the community...

    Thanks Lhamo. There's a reason why the community arts and skills center was listed as a pipe dream business. :)

    I have a few more realistic ideas in motion, but several of them will require a...
  10. Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the...

    Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the suggestions and support. There are too many replies to repond to everyone individually, but here are a few notes:

    We're looking into our options for...
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    I have many many daydream businesses...Here are a...

    I have many many daydream businesses...Here are a few:

    I'd like to be able to take over an old abondoned school and turn it into a for-profit community skills school. Offer small classes in...
  12. Thanks for the support everyone! I don't have...

    Thanks for the support everyone! I don't have time for a detailed response right now as I'm busy at work, but I'm going to share this thread with my wife and we'll discuss your advice. It really...
  13. I don't get the title from the bank until the car...

    I don't get the title from the bank until the car loan is paid off. If the bank was local, I could have the buyer come to the bank branch where he would pay the bank, I'd add in the difference, and...
  14. Thanks for the reply herbgeek. Both cars get...

    Thanks for the reply herbgeek.

    Both cars get roughly the same mileage, 29mpg highway for the Camry and 30mpg for the Scion xB.

    I'd happily sell my car. It's worth around 10k and I owe 11k on...
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    I had the misfortune of having a telemarketing...

    I had the misfortune of having a telemarketing job for about two months the summer after HS graduation. After that I've never had any problems making phone calls. In retrospect, gaining easy phone...
  16. Reyes, We live in a typical suburban...

    Reyes,

    We live in a typical suburban development where two cars are pretty much a necessity. We actually had just the one car for six months until last month when my in-laws purchased a used 2000...
  17. Obviously from one of those sites you can make...

    Obviously from one of those sites you can make any text appear on a church sign, but very funny nonetheless!
  18. Back Again and a Venting of Financial Frustration

    Sorry to start my first post here with me unloading my frustrations, but that's what motivated me to find this forum again. I was a not-terribly-active member on the old forum.

    I am 32, I have a...
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    Hi Barrett, I'm not in the mid-atlantic...

    Hi Barrett,

    I'm not in the mid-atlantic currently, but my wife is from the PA/DE border and her grandparents have a house in Bethany Beach DE so we're there often. I'm from SC where we currently...
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