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Some of you will recall my earlier posts about the car I bought which looks like a Lamborghini. Unfortunately, I tried to finance the car on bad credit. Something about not trusting people who had a repo.
So, after a week of deliberation and four instances in which I was told I was approved (past-tense), they [...]

Several years ago, I had a George Foreman grill. It was one of the older, basic models, pictured to the right. It only cost $20 and it could cook an 8oz burger to medium-rare in two minutes. The fat rolled off as expected, and I used to pour it back atop the burger and trap [...]

Already this car is causing me headaches. Sure, it’s fun; but is it economical?
Arguments for “No”:
- Down payment split across six weeks; six payments of $500. Last chunk of the “financed down payment” coincides with first real payment. I make $980 a week, but I’m taking this Thursday off to yell at the trash men [...]

So, I took my first road trip in the new sports car. I went up and visited Dad, then took a drive through Rocky Mountain National Park. Evidently the toll station is closed at night and I can “please proceed” for free. So J and I went up to Long’s Peak and may very well [...]

In accordance with my aforementioned schedule, Week 3 was to be Laptop-buying week. However, due to some turmoil over what hardware can and can’t be trusted, I’ll be delaying that until it becomes essential.
Instead, I’ve bumped Week 4 up and bought a shiny red sports car (2000 Toyota Celica GT Liftback 2D). I got what [...]