I read a lot of blog posts in the course of a week. I would like to say that I keep up with my reader each day carefully going through each post and gleaning valuable information from each one. But I don’t. I typically let them build up and then have a marathon of browsing [...]
I am a sucker for Farmers Markets. I love the idea of communities supporting local agriculture; be the farm large or small. So I was delighted, of course, when Pan told me she had found an established FM in Charleston, SC. Founded by Mayor Joe Riley in 1989, the Charleston Farmers Market is produced by [...]
The millage rate (also known as the tax rate) is a figure applied to the value of your property to calculate your property tax liability. One “mill” equals one dollar of tax on every thousand dollars of taxable value. Your tax dollars are used to fund the cost of your government each year. Last night [...]
Lately I have run across a number of articles about simplifying, paring down, scaling down, and just generally filling your life with only what you need; not what you want. I first came across the 100 Thing Challenge. I don’t know how I came across it. I don’t know if someone sent it to me [...]
It doesn’t really matter what you call it, does it? On the calendar today was April 15. To Americans it was tax day. To most conservatives it was Revolt day. But, alas, it was still April 15. As I was reflecting on all this I had a bit of an epiphone for me. From now [...]
In the spirit of frugality, time over money, gift-giving, the economy, and my own poverty party, I decided to add up all receipts and what man hours I was aware of to give a total of the Christmas Pan and I had. So, here we go…. 32 total gifts given $207.11 spent 80+ man hours [...]
Seeing as I am one of the members of the (what I now call) elite 6.7 club, it is time to go out, pound the pavement, knock on a few doors, and pray that change does come in January. This elite club of which I speak is the unemployment club. We meet daily; each time [...]
Today begins my journey into self-awareness. No, I am not talking about a moment of Zen wherein I contemplate my soul and whether or not I truly am where I am. Rather I am referring to being aware of my own situation. You see, like roughly 99.9% of the nation, I am broke. Beyond that, [...]
