Monthly Archives: November 2011

Running the Numbers

I have a problem with OCD. That stands for "Obsessive Compulsive Doodling." Bill at Credit Card Assist put together a very complimentary interview with me over on their site for their Best of the Best Blogger series – here it is: Interview with me. In the interview, I suggested that people at least ballpark their ...

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Decorating is kinda expensive

Who knew? Well, you all probably knew this, but I didn't. I've just never done it before. I think I'd be happy living in a cave – as long as that cave was lined with bookshelves. The key is useless things Apparently decorating is made up of useless things that serve no purpose and they have ...

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Books… a good addiction is still an addiction

The major project I'm taking on during this time that I have off is to finally declutter everything that I've put off decluttering for the last – oh – lots of years. Fortunately, there hasn't been a build-up of crap in the last 12 years or so since I kind of generally just stopped buying ...

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Maybe money’s not that into you…

Or stuff. Or experiences. Or something. I was driving with my son recently and asked him… "so… if I went back to work and made a fair amount of money, what should I do with it?" He said "I don't know – buy a new TV?" Well, he's 23 - what else would you expect him to say?  Nope, ...

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