Monthly Archive: June 2012

Jun 30

Friends of the Family: End of June Edition

On Saturdays I list several blog posts from the week that I thought were really good. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. It’s hard to believe that 2012 is already halfway over with. The older I get, the faster time seems to go by. Now that it’s summer, we’re getting into …

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Jun 28

Can You Find Good Deals at a Flea Market?

I mentioned earlier this week that I had an extended weekend. On Monday we went to the zoo. On Tuesday, we visited another local attraction… There is a flea market about an hour away that is kind of a local gem. I’ve heard people rave about it my whole life, but I think I had …

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Jun 25

Breaking Even On Our Zoo Pass

Today is part of my extended weekend, taking a few vacation days from work. We love going to the zoo, which is exactly what we did today. Earlier this year, I wrote a post discussing whether or not you can save money by purchasing a zoo pass. To summarize, we spent $80 on a zoo …

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Jun 23

Friends of the Family: Long Weekend Edition

On Saturdays I list four blog posts from the week that I thought were really good. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did I have an extra long weekend with next Monday and Tuesday off work, and we’re supposed to have great weather. What should we do? Some of the things on …

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Jun 22

Blogging Milestone

Over the past few days, I discovered that I have now written over 100 blog posts! I officially started this blog on February 23rd, and I really didn’t know how well the whole thing would go over. I was a regular reader of some of the larger personal finance blogs such as The Simple Dollar …

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