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10 Awesomely Manly Un-Piggy Banks

February 27, 2012

I came across this DOPE grenade bank the other day, where you actually have to break it open in order to get your money back (I envision throwing it across the room! Haha…), and figured there must be some other cool banks out there I’ve been missing too. So I started poking around a little [...]

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We’re Having A Boy!!

February 20, 2012
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I can’t believe it! 20 weeks come and gone, and now we’re just about 4 months out from a miracle happening :) I’m so excited!! Truth be told, I secretly wanted a little girl to take care of first, but the wife was quick to point out that it’ll only motivate me even more to [...]

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The J. Money Library Has Been Completed!

February 13, 2012
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BAM!  11 hours and 9 bookshelves later, we finally have ourselves a “built-in” library ;)  Complete with fireplace and all!  Not too shabby for a person lacking any construction skills, right? (I literally put everything together and then attached it to the wall – nothing fancy at all, haha…) If you’ve been following me on [...]

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What if You Could Live Off 50% of Your Pay?

January 31, 2012
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I’ve had this post halfway drafted in my inbox for longer than a year now, and I think it’s about time to put it out there,  haha… That’s what happens I suppose when you have 120+ ideas sitting in there :) But yeah – can you imagine if you lived off only 50% of your [...]

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Who Wants to Join Me on Antiques Roadshow?

January 11, 2012
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They’re now accepting entries! ;)  And I better win free tickets too cuz I’ve been reading their dang newsletters every week waiting for this announcement, haha… it’s been like 3 months now, remember the last time I blogged about it? (And for all you who expressed interest, now’s your chance too!) That sculpture up there [...]

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What Are The Odds?

January 6, 2012

I’ve been coming across a few pretty dope contests lately (if you can call them that?), and as a lover of currency and games, I thought it was something you’d might enjoy too :)  Who doesn’t like FREE MONEY for doing nothing, right?? (And more *free* than my post about tax reimbursements, haha… that’s a [...]

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Net Worth Update: $285,368.44 (UP $32,000!)

January 5, 2012

Wha wha wooey! Attack of the cash! :)  And it was least expected too, as usually things die down in December while everyone’s getting ready for the holidays. But as luck (or hard work?) would have it, I got a few extra projects thrown my way which REALLY brought in the big bucks.  Even though [...]

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Free Wendy’s Frosties? OK!

January 1, 2012

This will be a quick post just to tell you I came across the BEST DEAL EVER this weekend:  Free Jr. Frosties from Wendy’s every time I buy something in 2012! How crazy is that? (And what a way to start the new year?). It’s true through. And it only cost me $1.00 to get [...]

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I Bought My First Piece of Art!

December 27, 2011

You like it? How much do you think I spent on it? (I’ll tell you at the end of the post ;)) I had absolutely no intention of spending ANYTHING the night I picked this up, but the second I locked eyes on it I KNEW I had to get it for my blogger den! [...]

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I’M GONNA BE A DADDY!!!

December 19, 2011
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[UPDATE: It's gonna be a boy!] WOWWWWWW!!! I finally get to tell everyone!! Do you know how long I’ve been keeping this hidden for??? Exactly 12 weeks and a day :) Which my wife specifically told me to keep hush just in case something bad happens to him/her in that 1st trimester (for those who [...]

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