Archives for: June 2009
How to survive a failing economy: Budgeting Part 2
June 28th, 2009Savings
The first thing you want to do in your budget is save money. Except if you owe money. Huh? How does that work?
If you owe money to credit cards or loans, it makes no sense to be storing money away because you will not get the same interest… more »
How to survive a failing economy: Budgeting Part 1
June 25th, 2009A Budget
There is the accountant’s budget, the one that tells you where your money went and there is the planning budget, the one that tells you where you want your money to go. Both are needed but the planning budget is often the one overlooked. Car… more »
The Great Experiment: Update 5
June 25th, 2009My experiment is running, but not quite in the direction I was thinking or hoping. I've had equipment problems that have prevented me from doing the kind of work that I was looking at. On top of that, I had a casting near failure and a total failure but… more »
How to survive a failing economy: Planning 2
June 21st, 2009Last time we looked at starting a plan to survive. Now we'll go into a little more detail on how to go about planning.
Planning with your skills
In a survival situation there is little time to be learning new skills. The best situation is to have le… more »
Sports are important!
June 20th, 2009If you know me, that's a weird statement to come from me. I'm a nerd/geek and sports don't play prominently in my life's activities. There was a time when I tried to fake interest in the Super Bowl, now I just don't bother. At most I occasionally play fl… more »
How to survive a failing economy: Planning 1
June 10th, 2009I've been slowly working on a book on this subject. I've decided to put my working notes up on Chaudywogbaaga to spur me to keep working on it. I've refined the title to Surviving In A Suburb because there are plenty of books out there on how to homestea… more »
I Hate Interviews
June 9th, 2009Most people hate dressing up in a suit and tie. I don't mind it. In fact I really enjoy it, the feeling of a suit that fits well (getting the right neck size is key). No, it's not the dressing up that bothers me. It's the person at the other end of the d… more »
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