Category Archives: Money

Earmark Alert

June 18, 2008 – 11:55 am

Patrick Ruffini has a new feature up at The Next Right (should be a daily read for you). This new feature, Earmark Alert, keeps up with “the most outrageous earmark news from across the country.” Appropriately enough, he starts out with a “doozy.”
…the #3 Democrat in the House caught red handed earmarking to $6.2 million […]

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Financial

March 17, 2008 – 6:41 am

A little break from the religious…
Check out FrugalTrader at Get Rich Slowly. He and his wife had nearly $50,000 in debt in 2003. Today, their combined net worth is over $285,000. Good, common sense and a strategy works.
Just imagine - spending less than you earn leaves you with money left over. I mentioned ages ago […]

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Quotes of the week

April 25, 2007 – 10:54 am

Ah, a rich week indeed….
Sheryl Crow
All I wanna do is wipe my bum
Ace:
“Ms. Crowe shits lobster Thermidore and pisses melted butter.”
Goldstein:
“…Well, what we meant to say is, there was no al Qaeda in Iraq until colonialist oilsuckers like you FORCED THEM TO ENGAGE COALITION TROOPS ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS!
“So you see? Thoroughly […]

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Quotes of the week

April 19, 2007 – 12:18 am

So much ridiculousness, so little time…
Opinion Journal on Olbermann
It’s been said that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged by reality. Apparently a liberal is someone who’s been mugged by little girls.
Rod Dreher
“Sen. Dodd, did you ever fear that you might be the father of Anna Nicole’s baby?”
Hindrocket:
So it’s official: al Sadr’s position […]

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Under the wire

April 17, 2007 – 9:15 pm

Got it in, just barely…

 UPDATE: For a much more humorous take - and quotes, see the latest Carnival of Homeschooling.

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On a lighter note

April 2, 2007 – 9:00 am

Ah, April. Seems like a good time to take down the Christmas lights, don’t you think? That’s how I spent my afternoon yesterday. Mrs. Exvigilare didn’t buy the reasoning that we (and by “we” of course I mean “me”) will just have to put them back up in 6 short months. Or so. At least […]

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Opt out

March 8, 2007 – 12:16 pm

Tracey and I have recently started working through the Financial Peace University personal finance system. Very good, highly recommended. I’m sure I’ll write more about it after the (13 week) class is finished, but for now…
This is something that came up recently as a bill - aka, “Do Not Mail” - in the state house […]

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