So now that winter is on its way, I have turned the heat on in my house.  My house has a programmable thermostat, which I love.  But the question is always what to set the thermostat at.

I am a firm believer that during the summer, I should not have to sweat inside my house.  Sure, [...]

I am not in debt to my old leasing agency after all!

I called the accounts manager who sent me the letter and told them my story.  I also called the leasing agent who offered me the deal (the amount I thought I needed to pay and had paid).  A few days later, the leasing agent [...]

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So I made a stupid mistake. A mistake that someone who knows finance and who actually has a law degree shouldn’t make.

I didn’t get something in writing. And now it may be coming back to bite me.

Brief background: I bought my house in February [...]

I’m finding myself a bit stressed about my finances lately, and I think that’s why I’ve not had anything to write about.

It’s nothing bad – I’m not at risk of missing bills or anything.  And I’m still happily employed.  But I just find myself overspending lately.  Some of it is bad planning, some of it [...]