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How To Plan a House 29 Mar 2007 | 04:55 am
The title of this blog is Simplify my Life, but it seems like life is anything but simple these days. We're in the process of planning and building a house, and hope to get this done by the end of the...
Review: You Call The Shots 2 Feb 2007 | 08:31 am
Cameron Johnson started 12 successful businesses before he turned 21. Most of those were Internet ventures, but he also served as General Manager of Sales for his family's Ford Dealership - which is o...
Farm Expenses 29 Dec 2006 | 04:18 am
We were doing some quick calculations off the top of our heads yesterday and realized that we spent almost $4000 this year on my parents farm. Here was our fast breakdown: $1300 Brown Swiss Cow $800 ...
Checking In Once More 13 Dec 2006 | 07:06 am
I apologize for the silence on this blog. I didn't mean to phase it out, but there's a lot that has been going on. We've been spending more and more time at the parent's farm, trying to help them kee...
Investing in...Cows??? 31 Aug 2006 | 02:47 am
Yup, Cows. Perhaps you never thought of cows as an investment. Well, since my parents run a dairy farm, buying cows is an investment like any other. Recently we've bought two cows to bring up to the...
Jeep Paid Off 19 Jul 2006 | 03:53 am
This week I sent off the final payment on my 2000 Jeep Cherokee. I bought it in December of 2003, and have paid it off in just over two and half years. It was originally a six-year loan. I was able t...
This and That 4 Jul 2006 | 05:17 am
I admit, I'm having a hard time coming up with material for the blog here. I'm still very interesting in financial matters and have in fact been working on a few different little things, but nothing t...
Trying to get back into routine 10 Jun 2006 | 08:28 am
...And we're back...trying to settle into some sort of financial routine. We have some short and long-term goals, as well as some consolidation to do. Short Term: Move some credit card debt to a 0%...
Leaving on a Jet Plane 2 May 2006 | 06:10 am
Man, where does the time go.... The wedding is this weekend. We'll be away for much of the month of May, but got some great deals (read: complimentary nights) on travel and lodging to make this a onc...
A Good Deal, Eh? 4 Apr 2006 | 08:44 am
Just back from Montreal where Darcy had her Lasik surgery over the weekend. Even with the three night hotel stay and gas for driving about 275 miles each way, we still saved around a $1000 doing it th...
