Last week I announced my contest to give away two $25 gift cards, one to Marshalls and one to TJ Maxx. Today I was finally able to get out and use one of my own $25 gift cards over lunch at a TJ Maxx here in Bloomington, Minnesota. My mission was to use the $25 […]
Meeting Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
About a week ago my wife informed me that we were going to a political fundraiser for some Minnesota state congressional candidates. I enjoy watching the car crash that is politics in the U.S. as much as the next guy, but the prospect of attending some big dollar fundraiser with a bunch of political muckity […]
Time to take a breather…
Today was the last day of work for me this week, I took the day off on Friday because my wife and I are going to be celebrating our 6th anniversary this weekend. Our anniversary is actually in June, but we had to move our trip to this weekend because of a death in the […]
Credit Card Rewards – Are They Really Worth It?
These last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about our credit cards, and whether or not we should just close the rest of our credit accounts. My philosophy is becoming more and more anti-debt, and the idea of going credit card free is appealing, albeit a bit scary. It’s becoming less scary as we […]
