Category Archives: Family/Personal

Stuff going on with my family, or other things in my personal life

First Family Trip With the Trailer

Posted on May 6, 2013 by J.D.

This past weekend, we took both kids and both dogs to visit family that’s about 3 hours away.  We left Friday, and came back Sunday, so we needed things to entertain them along with everything that’s needed for naps and … Continue reading →

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Time For a Change – Need Your Feedback!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by J.D.

It’s time to come up with a better name/slogan for my blog.  It’s too generic, but I’m having a hard time coming up with something that fits better.  I’ve got a few ideas, but want to hear from you guys. … Continue reading →

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Lack of Sleep

Posted on March 15, 2013 by J.D.

As those that follow my blog know, we have two kids under two in our house.  Luckily, the 19 month old is a really good sleeper, and sleeps completely through most nights.  The 4 (almost 5) month old was getting … Continue reading →

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Our Experience Buying Our House

Posted on February 27, 2013 by J.D.

Wow.  I can’t believe it’s been almost three years since we moved into our current house.  Those three years have gone by quickly.  I’ve been meaning to write about our experience with the whole house-buying situation, but haven’t done it … Continue reading →

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Welcome Blake Joseph!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by J.D.

This post is a little later than I would have liked, but I wanted to wait until we got our professional pictures back.  We went with a different photographer this time (who was amazing!) and she came to our house … Continue reading →

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Debt Snowball Progress – Car Paid Off

Posted on October 3, 2012 by J.D.

Earlier this week, I briefly mentioned that we paid off our car.  We bought my wife a new car after she graduated college, then we got really intense at getting rid of our debt.  We added the car payment to … Continue reading →

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Why Having an Emergency Fund Is Important

Posted on October 1, 2012 by J.D.

Trying to work your way out of debt, and wondering if you should save some money for an emergency fund before you pay down your debt?  Wondering how much money you should let just sit in your savings account, doing … Continue reading →

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Things Don’t Always Work Out How You Expect….

Posted on September 25, 2012 by J.D.

I got really frustrated this past weekend.  I didn’t get to finish something I started.  When I bought my car to drive back and forth to work to save money, I knew it needed some work done to it.  In … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye, Bank of America

Posted on September 10, 2012 by J.D.

I’ve been a Bank of America customer for 9 years now.  I’ve heard horror stories about their customer service, but I’ve never really had much of a problem.  Last year, I was doing a self-audit of all the accounts I … Continue reading →

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Royal Empress – Growth After the First Summer

Posted on August 25, 2012 by J.D.

As I stated in an earlier post, the Royal Empress tree is an extremely fast-growing tree.  I chopped it down over the winter, as I read that it will grow quicker if you do that after the first year, and … Continue reading →

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