Tim C went to the Kentucky Derby, and all I got was the burned-out shell of a VW Jetta- May 28, 2005 Now that sufficient time has passed and the story can be told without that funny feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes me feel like I might vomit, heres the story:Since weve been working so hard on getting out of debt lo these past eight months, we decided that Tim would go it alone at the Derby this year. This way, he could sleep on Bobs couch, saving the approx. $1,000 in hotel accommodations and the additional expenses of us eating at all of our favorite Louisville restaurants,...http://www.bookerdog.com/2005_05_22_archive.xml#111725200797496082 Day 1 of my recovery from Starbucks- May 4, 2005 Some time ago, I fessed up about my $4 a day Starbucks habit. Ha ha, very funny. We all moved on.However. I only seemed to encourage myself. Instead of going to Starbucks a couple of days a week, yesterday, I went into Starbucks and I couldnt remember the last day that I had not been there.And, since were doing Financial Peace University, I cant not do the math. $4 a day times 7 days a week equals $28 a week. $28 a week times 4 weeks a month equals $112 a month. yada yada yada $1,456 a...http://www.bookerdog.com/2005_05_01_archive.xml#111518105535578413 |