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Cutting the cord and cheaper cell phone updates
Today, I just have a couple of updates about our mission to keep the budget in line. Cutting the Cord Update At the end of March, we made the decision to cut Cable TV from our budget. You can read … Continue reading
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Thoughts from the Minnesota Blogger Conference
The 2013 Minnesota Blogger Conference was on Saturday. 155 bloggers from around the state came together in one room to talk about and learn about all aspects of blogging. The range was quite extraordinary! There were a couple of people … Continue reading
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MN Blogger Conference
I started out the year with a goal of attending 2 to 3 conferences by the end of December. It’s more than halfway through September and I’ve attended… zero. That will change in October as I’ll be going to the … Continue reading
Saving on cell phones using Net10 Wireless
In our quest to trim the fat from our monthly budget, we actually made an increase to our cell phone bill. We’ve had the same flip phones on a cheap plan with Verizon Wireless for about 8 years. We shared … Continue reading
All wretch and no vomit
I saw this video floating around Facebook several weeks ago and wanted to share it with you. I have read through several of the comments in Facebook for this video and those leaving comments seem to fall into one of … Continue reading
People don’t care how you feel
“People don’t care how you feel. They care how you act.” I’ve heard those words said and seen them written by Andy Andrews many times. The first time I heard them, I thought the idea didn’t seem quite right. Feelings … Continue reading
In honor of Isaiah Theis
Truth be told, I never met Isaiah Theis. Or his family. By all accounts, he was a precocious, curious, exploring little 2-year old. His life was cut short because of these characteristics. When little Isaiah was discovered missing, something incredible … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day
First of all, happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms out there. Mother’s Day, for the past couple of years has been a time of quiet introspection in our house. Liz was a mom before Timothy arrived. She has … Continue reading
We cheated
We’ve been out of debt, aside from our home mortgage, for 4 years now. We realized we couldn’t get ahead by being behind. We were never in particularly bad shape. By the time we got serious about paying off our … Continue reading
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He’s HERE! Welcome Timothy!
Timothy is finally here! He was born on April 11th, 2013 at 8:21PM. He weighed 9 pounds, 2.5 ounces and was 22 inches long. That’s a big boy! In the week and a half since his arrival, I’ve noticed a … Continue reading