On Friday, I decided to venture out and go buy some new tires. I had the recommendation of a chain that people were happy with, and there was a store not far from my apartment, so it seemed like a foolproof plan. They sold the tires I wanted and I knew what they cost. Easy [...]
So it’s time for me to buy some new tires for my car. And I am not ashamed to admit that I know nothing about buying tires. Well, I know that I don’t want retreads, and that I don’t need off-roading tires, so I need something sort of middle of the line. And that they [...]
I have a car. I bought it in the summer of 2004, and I own it outright. I can’t say that it gets a whole lot of use though. When I bought it, I was living in the midwest, going to law school and living in a city with not so great public transportation. Plus [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about past purchases over the past few months, looking at things that I’ve bought that perhaps weren’t the best choice for me. After all my car trouble last week, I’ve been thinking about my current car battery.
As I mentioned I am an AAA member, and in the summer of 2007, [...]
This week, I traveled to Pennsylvania for a funeral of a family member. It wasn’t an unexpected death, so the funeral was in some ways a relief and a blessing, and came with the knowledge that this family member is no longer suffering.
Over the past few weeks, I have felt like there was a little [...]