August 2008

Festive Link Love Carnivality #22

by Glen Craig

Is it me or did August only take a week to go by?  Seriously!  How is it back to school time already?  I’ll miss you Summer… Moving on…  I’m back in the carnivals this week.  Here are the ones I participated in: Carnival of Personal Finance #167 – Highlights From the Beijing 2008 Olympics Edition [...]

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Friday Franklin Money Quote August 29th, 2008

by Glen Craig

Another Friday another Ben Franklin money quote: Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. -Benjamin Franklin Hmm.  What does he intend here?  Perhaps it’s not enough to only accumulate wealth; you have to go out and live life as well.  It’s ok to enjoy a vacation once and a while [...]

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What We’re Doing To Adjust To One Income

by Glen Craig

As I told you yesterday we’re moving from a two income family to one income. This will take some adjusting on our part.  If you’re considering moving from two incomes to one you should check out 9 Tips For Going To One Income from PT Money.  Among the things we have done so far to [...]

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What Is Raising A Child Worth – We’re Going To One Income

by Glen Craig

What is it worth to raise your child? Is it worth giving up an income?  For us the answer will be yes.  First the first time in a long while my wife will not be heading back to work this September (she works in education).  Instead she will be staying home to raise our little [...]

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Not Having The Police At A Car Accident Can Cost You

by Glen Craig

As I mentioned in an earlier article, our new car got into an accident on our vacation driving down to Virginia. The weather had recently turned to rain.  We were driving along the highway below the speed limit making sure to keep a safe distance from the car in front.  Suddenly traffic slowed down so [...]

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Festive Link Love Carnivality #21

by Glen Craig

It’s tough getting back into the swing of things after a week of vacation.  Been exhausted all week since my sleep schedule is all off.  And I’ve finally gotten both my site and work emails down to a manageable number.  All that and I can’t help think that the Summer is over!  Our princess (8 [...]

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Friday Franklin Money Quote August 22, 2008

by Glen Craig

Today’s quote is quite inspiring: An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin Being in the know can get you ahead.  Education doesn’t have to be in school or towards a degree to pay off for you.  It can be doing research on ways to save on a hotel, or finding the best [...]

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Booking A Hotel Through An Online Travel Site May Not Be Worth It

by Glen Craig

In planning our recent trip to Virginia Beach I discovered that using an online travel site isn’t always worth it.  In fact they could be ripping you off! We finally decided on going to Virginia Beach and we wanted to stay as close to the beach as possible.  At the same time we really didn’t [...]

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Our Vacation To Virginia Beach And Such

by Glen Craig

We got back a few days ago from our trip to Virginia Beach. According to Google Maps this was around 380 miles and should take about 7 and 1/2 hours to get there (more on that later).  We drove down on Sunday morning and came back Friday evening. I was originally going to call this [...]

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Friday Franklin August 15th, 2008

by Glen Craig

I hope you have been enjoying the Friday Franklin series! It’s been really great looking up quotes from one of the most memorable of our founding fathers. Today’s is the shortest one so far but if you understand it then you can so how you can make you money grow! Time is money. Benjamin Franklin [...]

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