Monthly Archives: February 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27

I tried to avoid it. I really did, but I’m still getting a much bigger refund than anticipated. # Did 100 pushups this morning–in 1 set. New goal: Perfect form by the end of the month. # RT @BudgetsAreSexy: Carnival of Personal Finance is live DOLLAR DOODLE theme: http://tinyurl.com/ykldt7q (haha…) # Hosting my first carnival…

Fighting Evil by Phone

A few years ago, I was under the control of the Local Worthless Telephone Company(LWTC), and forced to use their long-distance provider, Evil Telephones & Thieves (ET&T). There was never a month that didn’t involve calling LWTC to get our bill corrected. Every month, something was wrong. One month, we got a bill for $800…

Money Hacks Carnival #105: The All Government, All the Time Edition

Welcome to the 105th edition of the Money Hacks Carnival:  The All Government, All the Time Edition. Deep in the bowels of tax season, it’s not surprising that tax- and government-related articles are popular. Editor’s Picks LeanLifeCoach presents What Is Your Learning Style? This is an important lesson for anyone trying to teach.  My main…

Repo Man

A few years ago, we bought a new truck.  We brought our old truck in as a trade, but the offer was bordering on insulting, so we kept it. We posted the old truck on CarSoup, the classifieds, and anywhere else we could find to post it.  Nothing.  After a few weeks, we finally found…