Legalizing Marijuana: Is it Time? + MORE

 
I know not everyone can bike to work, but the benefits are great if you are able to!  My wife and I bought some nice bikes last year, so I’ve been trying to get as much use as possible out of mine.  I biked to and from work today, so it’s fresh in my mind.  As I sit here and let my legs recover, let me tell you what benefits I see with biking to work…

Life is unpredictable, but we strive to live a long and fruitful life.  Well, at least I do!  I can never know what is going to happen today, tomorrow, next week, or next  year.  No one has that ability, and if you do, then please give me the lotto numbers .  As a college student, all I wanted to worry about was what I would be doing to make money…

Last week, I made the phone call I’ve been planning for months. It was to Dish Network, and I asked them to cancel our satellite TV. When the agent asked if I was sure or if she could offer me a discount, I did briefly hesitate, but stood my ground. The programming went dark right away, and we are now sans paid TV…

Good morning Dinks. I would like to know where you are as you are reading our blog this morning? Maybe you are in the comfort of your own home with a cup of coffee in hand relaxing on your couch. Or maybe you are in your office at work avoiding all of the tasks that you need to do today.
You may remember that a few months ago (6 to be exact) I found my dream job…

OK, it’s really not that dramatic….but I am returning.  For whatever reason, I have not been very good at updating my blog in the last few months.  I’m going to fix that, I promise.
So what has happened in the almost three months since my last post?

The tragic events in Boston
A fertilizer plant in Texas explodes, killing dozens
Orb won the Kentucky Derby
Snowden
I developed a new found love for Confederate Currency…

Legalizing Marijuana: Is it Time?
Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living.Although I’m a huge fiscal conservative, I openly admit that I have some pretty far left ideas on most of the major social issues.  Most of my beliefs are due to the fact that I feel strongly about individual personal freedom…

After you read today’s post, please head on over to the Tour de Personal Finance  at My Personal Finance Journey and vote for “Time”. I am in the Final Four, so every vote is appreciated! Now on to the post…
All my life I’ve always understood and navigated health insurance options as an employee of a large organization that provided health insurance for its workforce…

These days, you don’t have to get on a plane to have a great holiday. There are hundreds of fantastic caravanning spots located through the UK and they’re all extremely affordable. They range from the small and intimate to the wonderfully communal, from the bare basics to the all out luxury. It doesn’t matter what …

This post is mostly going to be about my lack of focus right now. So, if you want to learn how NOT to focus, please read on
I have so many ideas!!! This is not unusual for me, as I am person with a very active imagination. I dream, dream, and dream while I do my practical chores of the day.
My husband and I often share ideas of what we want…

(Photo credit: San Francisco Public Library)
Scrapping has become a big phenomenon as people struggling to get by rely on collecting scrap metal to sell to scrap yard. I do a little scrapping myself, mainly in the copious aluminum cans I find scattered around my work sites. Plus, having as little as a pound of aluminum can get you around a minimum weight limit on scrap steel…

This year has really made me wonder if there is such a thing as a normal budget month anymore. If you’ve been reading along over the last few months, you might understand why I feel this way.
Between Tori starting the year on disability due to her first foot surgery, going back to work, then going back on disability again for her second foot surgery, our income has been anything but normal…

Hey everyone! Today I have a new post on my other blog, Diversified Finances that I really want you all to check out. The post is How To Leave Your Job on Good Terms. Your input would be great
If you are looking to start your own blog, HostGator currently has a coupon for 30% off. Just click here on my link and use SENSEOFCENTS30…

Not many things impress me. We’re barraged with new products via friends, commercials, billboards and annoying relatives. However, recently I discovered a site that I think is a fantastic tool for managing all things money. It’s called Personal Capital. Let’s back up for a minute first…

I have been getting emails from some of you asking me specific questions about your investments. While you know I can’t give you investment advice, I can address your questions on these videos with general answers.
I’ll go through the emails and find the best one and answer it in an Investor Class video…

Whether you have $5,000 in student loan debt or $150,000 in student loan debt, the impact that student loans have on your life is undeniable. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and frustrated when you’re struggling to pay down loans.
But the good news is, you can pay off your loans and get your life “back…

No one was a bigger idiot when it came to car ownership than I was a few years ago.
Until I was 35 years old, I never had a car payment.  Pretty cool, right?  But I bought my first car 5 years ago and things went south really fast.
Here are the cars I have owned in the last 5 years:

Honda Fit – My first new car…

Earlier in the week my wife’s old ASUS laptop bit the dust and we needed to buy another one. Fortunately I work in IT so finding the best fit laptop was not too difficult, but if you don’t work in IT you really need to work out what is the best type of laptop for your needs and how much are you prepared to spend on it?

Working out what type of laptop should I buy?
The obvious first question most people ask is what type of laptop should I buy? And the answer depends on a few small questions that you should ask yourself…