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• 05.28.08
  The Digital Television Transition and You entertaining, frugality, gadgets, how-to, life hacking, lifestyle, personal finance, simplicity, wealth | (0)

  A number of months ago, I started hearing murmurs about some digital transition... thingy. I did some research, and marveled at the generalized lack of information on the internet. Then I remembered I'm a blogger. I decided to make some information on the Digital Television Transition. And I figured out why there isn't a whole lot of commentary on this upcoming event: for whatever reason, it's damned hard to write an article about this stuff. So I took the lazy way out and created a FAQ. If I missed something, you know the drill. What is the Digital Television Transition? In 1996, Congress ...
• 05.25.08
  Becoming the Phoenix - Out of the Ashes of Burnout debt reduction, eleven things, frugality, goals, health and fitness, intents and purchases, lifestyle, personal finance, retirement, simplicity, wealth | (1)

  Given the utter lack of new Living Behind the Curve material, the near-lack of fresh recipes at Catch the Spoon, and a new project on our plate (plus school, work, and our other ventures), it will probably come as no surprise to you, dear readers, that Mer and I are doggone burnt out. The extent of our overload came to a head about two months ago when, due to two torn tendons in my ankle, I became suddenly much less mobile (and unable to drive). Over the course of the positively dreadful week immediately following my injury, we ...
• 09.03.07
  Happy Labor Day! frugality, goals, goat-free intentions, personal finance, wealth | (2)

  I was totally going to put up Part Three of the Ubuntu series today, but then it occurred to me -- Labor Day was created as a day of rest and appreciation for the union members and tradesmen that built this nation and made it great. You could say that this day of fun and sloth is supposed to make up for the relentless, boring, crushing labor you're forced to endure the rest of the year, and you'd be right. Today is about relaxing and having a good freaking time. In that spirit, I figured I'd kill two birds with ...
• 08.13.07
  Chicken Little Cried, “The Market Is Falling!” intents and purchases, personal finance, real estate, wealth, world domination | (3)

  Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve "You cannot help but look when the stock market is dodging into a ditch. It's like those celebrity mug shots, or CEO perp walks. We look." -Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free Press. Check out the rest of her excellent article here. It's a funny thing, this world we live in. I just started contributing to my 401k plan a couple of weeks ago, right in time to watch the entire country panic over fluctuations in the stock market. I'm sure you've heard about the stumbles the market and the ...
• 08.07.07
  July Net Worth Update emergency fund, frugality, goals, kitchen sink, real estate, retirement, wealth | (0)

  The drop in net worth we experienced in June was nothing compared to July. The Zestimate of our house dropped yet again, and my 401(k) portfolio plummeted with the rest of the market. So, how close did we come to meeting our goals? Increase net worth by 1% Not even close. We dropped into the negative numbers this month. Purchase Mer’s new laptop Score! The laptop should ship this week, although Dell hasn't charged us for it yet. Build our emergency fund by $500 So very close - it's up $455.97. Create three-year financial plan Well, we're closer than we were. We've talked about our ...

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