Category: Ideas

random ideas that pop in my head…

Mortgage Milestones, My Mortgage Countdown #4

This month I’ve finally broke thru the $5,000 dollar mortgage barrier! I still have about $4,989 left to go.  That’s almost the cost of our upcoming Disney vacation (ouch.. thinking about it still hurts a bit)! With my mortgage, I created “Mortgage Milestones“, each time I cleared one, we would go out to a nice restaurant to… Continue reading Mortgage Milestones, My Mortgage Countdown #4

Carpooling to Save Money and Reduce Gas Prices

During the winter of 2008, I was amazed when gas prices crept over $3.50 a gallon (not to mention when it went over $4.00).  When this happened, I asked a buddy from work if he wanted to start car pooling.  We have the perfect scenario, he only live 2 miles from my house, and his house was… Continue reading Carpooling to Save Money and Reduce Gas Prices

Navy Shower

Showering the Navy way…     This summer, I started showering the Navy way.  Ironically, I didn’t know it was called that at the time.  I was showering, and thought “Wow, most of the shower water is being wasted and that I could reduce my water usage”. Here is What I Did: So I started to soak myself,… Continue reading Navy Shower