Posted in Everyday Stuff on Jan 27th, 2010
When it comes to making a vehicle last–I mean really last–Irv Gordon is a superhero. The retired science teacher paid $4,150 for his 1966 Volvo P1800 when it was new (at that time it was nearly as much as his annual salary as a science teacher), and over the years he’s put 2.7 million miles [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Dec 19th, 2009
This is crazy! “According to a USA Today analysis of federal salary data the number of employees making $100,000 per year increased from 14% to 19% in the recession’s first 18 months. Also in the period from December 2007 until June 2009 the number of Defense Department employees making $150,000 per year increased from 1868 [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Dec 11th, 2009
Interesting read, even many of the billionaires had to work at some kind of crappy job. Its what they made of it that separates them from everyone else. Working for someone else isn’t the path to financial freedom, that has been proven time and time again. Work smarter! The First Jobs of 10 Wealthy Entrepreneurs [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Nov 19th, 2009
I had this forwarded to me awhile ago and I still love it.. Read it, learn it, love it. ——————————————————- An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Oct 13th, 2009
Had to post this issue I’ve had since I got my HP laptop. Every time I open the first application, explorer.exe goes crazy and sits at 50% CPU usage. Doesn’t matter if everything is shut down, it just eats cpu, which in turn causes the fan to run constantly and melt anything that sits under [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Sep 29th, 2009
I have been using the Palm Pre from Sprint for a few months now and its been a good experience. I tend to forget how much we rely on those little devices, for email, messaging, pictures, you name it. Well this morning I woke up, my device had been upgraded and it needed to either [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Sep 27th, 2009
Here are two of our homes for sale, if you know a buyer looking for a quality remodel send them here:
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Sep 25th, 2009
The new FHA 90 day seasoning waiver is not for us investors. That only applies the cities and other government agencies (or companies that work for them) to sell homes without having to wait out the 90 day re-sale period. http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/waivpropflip.pdf, Specifically: Section 203.37a(b)(2) of the FHA regulations. 24 CFR, is hereby waived for a [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff on Jun 22nd, 2009
This is a new one for me. I currently have a personal american express card, and a business card. I have another business so I applied for a card for that. I was declined! Not on the webpage of course, but you have to re-login to see your decline message. No reason other than “you [...]
Posted in Everyday Stuff, Online on May 7th, 2009
This is legit, I know the people who are running this and they are really trying to help out the economy. *************************************************** Club Entrepreneur Offers Zero Tuition College Education for Arizona Residents (TEMPE, AZ) May 7, 2009 – Arizona residents can now earn a fully accredited college degree at no cost by joining Club Entrepreneur, [...]