So once again, we were up early to load and take off. More of the same… gas, bathroom, fast food.
However, around 10:30 (8:30 Pacific), my parents received a distressing phone call from my brother Mike. Today would be our beloved Bailey Rose’s last day on Earth. She given to me for my 8th grade graduation [...]
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So after our sleepless night, we were up bright and early (read: 5am) to load the cars and get back on the road. Everyone was pretty exhausted, and the thought of more driving wasn’t exactly high on our lists of desires. But off we went…
The routine for the dogs was beginning to get easier, and [...]
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The tedious process of sorting through, getting rid of, and packing our belongings is FINALLY over (thanks to the generous and priceless help of our family!). We loaded the moving van last Sunday, with the help family and a handful of friends from church, and spent the rest of the week living the simple life… [...]
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Today I received an interesting note from The Vanguard Group. The article is titled: “Do you spend more when you use credit cards?” And of course, the answer is YES!
Here are just a few things that are cited in the article that I found very interesting:
Visa says that it reviewed 100,000 restaurant transactions to see [...]
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OUCH!
This has to be one of the ugliest things I’ve seen in quite some time. Fannie is down to 13.20 today and Freddie has fallen all the way down to 8.00. It’s just nasty. If these two agencies get into too much more trouble, it is going to be a major problem for [...]
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| Russell 2000 Inde | 385.31 | |
| S&P 500 | 752.44 | |
| S&p 100 Index,rth | 367.10 | |
| DJIA | 7552.29 | |
| NASDAQ | 1316.12 | |
| Cboe Volatility I | 80.86 |