Paying Extra on Bills

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Josh and I have gotten into the habit of paying extra on some bills, just to keep ahead of the flood, and it’s honestly working well for us. That screenshot? That’s when our next car payment is due. That’s when our SECOND car payment is due. I paid an extra $500 this month, from [...]

Wireless Networking Problems

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Question/Problem: When I hook up my wireless router, my PC no longer connects, but the Wii can, without a problem
Operating System and VERSION: PC: Windows XP SP2, and then whatevers on the Wii
Web Browser and VERSION: Firefox 2.0.0.11 for the PC, Opera for the Wii
Your level of experience: Seasoned with certain things, beginner with [...]

Thursday Thirteen - Tax Return

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Thirteen Things We’re Doing With Tax Return

Buy a laptop
That’s one of the first purchases we’ll be making
Buy a desktop
Another purchase we’ll be making
Pay on debts
While the return doesn’t cover everything, it’s always a good idea
Buy bedding
Madi’s going from toddler to twin bed, so we’ve gotta make a few purchases for that [...]

Ranting on the economy

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

The check for the truck, but now we’re finding out that $20 more than we were expecting is going to be coming out of the paycheck each month. Rents increasing to close to $800 a month starting in May, and there’s a huge chance Josh’s hours are going to severely get cut.
FUCK! I really don’t [...]

Living Arrangements

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

No, Josh and I aren’t separating. Nothing drastic like that.
No, we’ve come to the mutual decision that we’re going to stay in the apartment one more year. We could try and find a house to rent, but honestly, I want our next move to be into something that’s ours. Something I can walk into Walmart, [...]