money
Helpful Hints: Budget
In our house, we have a pretty strict budget. Megan’s a math geek, and so she’s in charge of it, and it works out really well. In tandem, we use Ta-da lists for things we want, helping us squelch the impetuous buyer in both of us, and helping the other when it comes to gift-buying [...]
My Credit Card Interest Rate Is 6.9%
Yes, you read correctly. How? I call and complain. And threaten to leave. (And having fantastic credit doesn’t hurt.) Reducing your interest rates is #17 on Queercents‘ list of 30 ways to save $1 a day. 17. Call credit card companies to get a lower interest rate – calculate the saving for the lower interest [...]
Joint-ness
Queercents has this question: Should You and Your Partner Open a Joint Checking Account? I just recently opened a joint checking account with my soon-to-be wife. It’s the second in my life… the first one, with my former partner, remains empty and unclosed, though they tell me that it will “close itself” eventually. Mmmm… I’m [...]
My Insanity, My Next Big Trip, and The Penny Toss
Jenn says I’m crazy, and with about three hand-fulls of chocolate-covered espresso beans under my belt right now, I’m inclined to agree. (I’m almost done with a level of lunacy that damn near drove poor Shev out of my designated office space this afternoon…) But I’ll let it pass, because she’s saving up with found [...]
