cost of living

Foreclosures Are Not Cheap

{ February 25th, 2008 }



This weekend my wife and I made our way over to my father’s house to help him out with some yard work. On our way there we saw a sign for an open house on a foreclosure. Drunk with HGTV madness we decided that we would stop by and check out the property [...]

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My vacation was a smashing success for anyone interested - and I got to take home some pretty amazing spoils. It’s good to be king. It was also the only vacation I have had in recent memory where I actually felt rested and relaxed when it was over - can I get a [...]

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It’s All About the Milk, Baby

{ January 18th, 2008 }



Have you ever wonder why a gallon of milk costs 43% more than a gallon of gas? Ever wondered why you just couldn’t hold down that gallon of milk you tried to drink in under an hour? Well, I have the answer to those burning questions right here: milk is only the most [...]

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I’ve Got Serious Gas

{ December 20th, 2007 }



Gas is one of those necessary expenses that you can’t really skimp on, especially in a city with the sprawl of San Diego. My previous post about the anticipated changes in our income got me thinking about how much the fluctuations in prices here in California have actually affect how much we spend on [...]

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