From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Controlling Spending with a Cash-Only Christmas

by That One Caveman on November 13, 2008

This has been a rough third quarter here with us tapping our savings to pay for finishing our basement and to pay down debt, so our cash flow has been decidedly negative for some time. Couple that with preparing for the new baby and setting up my daughter’s new bedroom, we’re nearly out of [...]

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Charter Cable Just Lost My Business

by That One Caveman on November 12, 2008

riginally, this was going to be an article about dropping cable TV and moving to over-the-air. But after the phone call I had last night, I’m going to be dropping Charter Cable entirely – not just their TV service.
This time last year, I called to complain about what I felt was an unfair increase [...]

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Make Sure To Celebrate and Reward Yourself for Reaching Goals

by That One Caveman on November 11, 2008

Celebrate your financial achievements!

As we neared the payoff date for our car loan, my wife and I discussed how we wanted to celebrate the debt elimination.  It’s an important milestone and we decided that we needed to reward ourselves for our dedication to paying off our debts.  We’re still making up our minds, but I think we’re leaning [...]

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The Rush of Paying Off a Debt

by That One Caveman on November 10, 2008

ince I had Friday off as a sick day to finish recovering from my procedure, we took the opportunity to get some errands run around town. In between trips to Lowe’s for yet more supplies for the basement and a stock-up trip to the grocery store, we stopped by our credit union to take [...]

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Friday Link Love – Still Recovering Edition

by That One Caveman on November 7, 2008

Yesterday was interesting to say the least. I obviously don’t remember anything about my procedure or much right after, but my sore throat tells me they were there. I won’t have a final diagnosis for a week or so. I have a feeling this won’t be my only procedure considering the similarity [...]

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When Life Gives You The Opportunity to Start Over, Take It!

by That One Caveman on November 6, 2008

‘ll spare you the gory details, but last night was a draining experience. From 4-o’clock on, I was prepping for my first colonoscopy. Today, they’ll be going in and taking a look around the place and making sure everything is where it’s supposed to be and nothing where it’s not. Because of [...]

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