Every person who owns a home puts a lot of work and time into earning the money to first buy the home and of course to do all the different things involved in owning a home such as maintenance and upkeep and paying taxes and so on and so forth. Another major thing to consider [...]

Well, I think it’s time to sell my old truck. I’ve had it for about 5 years, and I think it’s time to pass it on to someone else. Now, the tricky part is figuring out how much to sell it for. It actually has a surprisingly low number of miles (under 50,000), and it [...]

I went to a private high school in northern Indiana, and while I was there I became very close friends with a guy named Dave. After high school we both ended up going to Indiana University and were roommates there the whole time. I have never had a closer friend than Dave and since we [...]

A lot of people dread divorce, and it’s easy to see why.  Society has this idea that divorce has to be drawn out, fraught with battles over property and debt allocation, child custody, and alimony.
The reality is, however, that — first of all — most people don’t have the money for expensive legal divorce battles.  [...]

When I was a kid I loved playing outside in the snow.  We had a big backyard with a swingset and not much else — no landscaping or gardens to worry about trampling unseen under the snow.  It was pretty much the perfect backyard for playing in the snow.
In particular, we liked to play outside [...]