Archive for September, 2006
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David Ortiz Home Run Auction
Even though I’m in California now, I’m still a big Red Sox fan. When news came out that David Ortiz is auctioning off his 50th home run ball for charity, I was very disappointed that I haven’t made my millions so that I could buy it. It comes with a pre-game ceremony [...]
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Confession Time: I used to be a day trader…
I have a little time until I start my new job, so to fill some of that, I’ve been watching CNBC. With news that the Dow is at nearly a 7-year high, it’s starting to bring back some of that old enthusiasm.
Economically things are looking good in several areas. Oil prices [...] -
Two Brainwash Cafes?!?!
It wasn’t until Energy Girl (my fiance) came across a previous post, that I realized that there are two Brainwash Cafe’s. There’s that one, who gave me the honorable mention and there’s the Brainwash Cafe Landromat. What are the odds that both would come into this Lazy Man’s life?
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Cheap Mortgage Rates Coming Back?
I hadn’t been following mortgage rates very closely over the last 6 months or so. I assumed they’d continue to rise as they have been. Just yesterday I got an interesting mail from Bankrate.com. It was an alert for mortgage prices that I set up over 2.5 years ago. Turns [...]
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Lost in PFBlog.com Today…
I don’t know how I didn’t find PF Blog before today, but it may jump to the front of my daily reads. There’s really no one specific article I want to point you to – they are all very good.
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Best Idea Ever Series – Part 2 – Brainwash Cafe
One of the coolest things that I found about San Francisco was the Brainwash Cafe. Sure it doesn’t look like much from the outside, but you really need to give it a shot.
What makes it one of the best ideas ever? It’s a laundromat… it’s a cafe (with a liquor license)… it’s [...] -
Costs of Living in California
One of the things I was most concerned about moving from Massachusetts to California was the costs of living out here. I had 30 years to research every optimal deal around Boston. I didn’t have to sign up for The Grocery Game, because I had been living it for years.
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Finally a Job Offer
Thank goodness, I finally have an offer for gainful employment. It’s not as gainful as I would have hoped though. Once again, it looks like I’m going to have to a discount to what the general market is for my skills. While it’s more money than I made at my previous [...]
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Just moving in…
So I just moved into the new place today. As you may be able to tell from my previous post, I’m not buying a place, but renting instead. I’m running into most of the usual surprises you move into a new place. Since I relocated everything I own, the moving company [...]
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Housing Prices in California? Hold your hat!
Today I opened up a Homes and Land magazine to see what the prices are along the peninsula. Wow, was a mistake. As an owner of a condo in the MetroWest area, I could get a 1000 sq. ft place for a mortgage and HOA payment of $1800. My fiance owned [...]
