So we’ve been tagged. No, not vandalized. The Budgeting Babe tagged me to answer some questions, and ruined a perfectly good 3-day weekend. (just kidding) Here are the rules: Post these rules Answer 11 questions from the person who tagged you Create 11 questions for the people you tag Tag 11 people and link them ... Read more →
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image: jon_a_ross Just a reminder: we’re still accepting applications for a paid blogging position. You have to get your application in by 11:59 pm CDT on Monday, February 20 to be eligible. That way, if you have Monday off for President’s Day like I do, you have some extra time to get in your application. ... Read more →
image: xkcd Riding in the car this past Sunday afternoon… Her: So, let’s talk about Valentine’s Day… Me: *Breaking into cold sweat* Uhhh…ok… Her: I’m screwed. Me: Alright, me too! *hi-fives Her* Her: Whew. I’m so relived. What should we do? Him: Make a box of Ghirardelli brownies and drink some wine? Her: Perfect! Happy Valentine’s Day, ... Read more →
image: Aranami We’re looking for a blogger to contribute to our site. More information and application here. Summary: $300, 12 posts, 2 months. We’ll start from there and see how it goes. Why are we hiring? Because for a while this website has been pretty much a one man show. That man is me. Her ... Read more →
image: aaltonen In the past month I’ve had bad luck with electronics. Last week Her was using her computer to look up some stuff, and then turned to me and uttered those dreaded words, “I think that the internet is down.” If you’re a home networking amateur like myself, you know that finding the problem of ... Read more →
image: Dvortygirl Due to an unfortunate stint in the emergency room this past summer, I single-handedly hit our health insurance deductible for the year. You know what that means? FREE STUFF! (well, not for my employer or the other people who are paying in this insurance plan, but I digress…) A few days ago I had my ... Read more →
image: mikebaird I remember going to the gas station with my mom when I was a little wee lad. She’d give me $5 and I’d go tell the cashier, “Five bucks on pump three.” (on occasion she’d give me $10 and would also tell me to get $5 of lotto tickets, but that’s another post…) And ... Read more →
image: sbamueller In a few weeks, Her, the little one, and I will be traveling to see relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday. Of course that means getting on an airplane with a baby. Back in the days of DINK I remember giving dirty looks and being annoyed at the parents of a screaming child. Now ... Read more →
image: Seattle Municipal Archives In my 7 years of working for the man, I’ve more than doubled my income from $40,000/year to $81,000/year. It hasn’t been easy, and there’s some things that I would have done differently. Here’s a few thoughts on what has worked for me through the years, and what I wish I ... Read more →
image: Tim Patterson I’ve been working at an office job for the past seven years. I’ve been commuting to the same place, day after day, to complete tasks given to me by my superiors. Sucks, right? HELL NO. I love it. (what now?) Sometime in the past few years of personal finance blogging, it has ... Read more →
In the past two years, we haven’t been good with keeping this blog updated. As we’ve said before, finances weren’t a primary concern for us; we treat it more like a chore. Sure money is important, but for us it remains a tool that we use in order to achieve our other goals. However, like ... Read more →
We’re big fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. That show does wonders for turning our brains off after a day of work and being a parent. In the show, Charlie tends to get stuck with the duties and chores that no one else wants, ie, Charlie Work. Since we’ve had a baby, we definitely ... Read more →
image: Number Six (bill lapp) While in the past year much has changed, you know with the baby and all, much has stayed the same. Yes, we’re still renters, baby and all. Remember that unbelievable rent increase of $8 that we faced in 2008? Since then, our rent has not increased ONE PENNY. Yes, in a ... Read more →
image: xkcd So all that non-posting in the past year? Yeah, we were busy having a baby and stuff. Did you realize how much time ONE measly baby takes? What the hell, baby. Also, as it turns out, ONE measly baby also tends to be pretty expensive. It is quite the transformation to turn our ... Read more →
image: xkcd These days Her and I drive much, much more than we used to, for reasons that I’ll explain in a later post. Of course that means that we’re saddled with high costs at the gas pump. We’re having to fill up about once a week, and with gas prices being the highest in ... Read more →
This past month I’ve worked to transfer the blog over from Moveable Type to WordPress. The process was a little difficult, but I think I’ve managed to smooth out most of the bugs. I’ve already noticed that the site is slow compared with how it was, but I’ll continue to fix that. Let me know ... Read more →
So you’ve probably noticed that there was a sponsored post yesterday. The decision to run that wasn’t made lightly. We literally get hundreds of requests to do this type of thing, mostly from companies that we’ve never heard of or whom we wouldn’t want to do business with. When we originally received the email propsal, ... Read more →
This sponsor post is brought to you by 21st Century Insurance. The views expressed here are solely those of the sponsor and do not necessarily represent the views of Make Love, Not Debt. Many drivers spend a lot of time shopping for lower car insurance rates. Once you find a low rate, you’ll want to ... Read more →
(photo: The Doctr) Way back in the day when we were just newlyweds (or 18 months ago if you prefer), we came up with a list of things that we thought would be good to do since we’re now married. Surprisingly enough we managed to accomplish most of those things on the list. One task ... Read more →