Archive for September, 2006
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
I got another letter for my other 1 acre lot. I finally was able to talk to the Apple Valley Weed guy and he explained to me that this noxious weed law is a state law. Unfortunately, the town of Apple Valley was just incorporated this year giving the local ...
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
I saw this post on the All things Financial blog and thought it was interesting. I'm not 100% sure that it is talking about me, but it sure seems like it.
What’s Wrong With Simply Telling Your Kids “No?”
I’m sorry if this sounds preachy, but I have to get this off ...
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Sunday, September 24th, 2006
On Saturday I got my first paycheck in over 2 years. Ironically, I also got my rent checks from my property management company in Utah. As I look at them both I ponder why I got these checks.
My paycheck is the result of 80 hours of work. Work that makes me ...
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
Last week at this time I did not know that a Tickle Me Elmo 10th Anniversary doll was coming out, but I did know that my front brake rotors were jacked and I really didn't want to pay to fix it. I had been dealing with the wobbly brake shudder ...
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Friday, September 22nd, 2006
As of today I've sold 3 of the 21 Elmos. Total price of the auctions including shipping are $101, $90, $65. Not bad for $40 toy. While I won't become rich selling these, I hope to make enough to pay for new brakes on my car!
I've started to sell them in ...
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Thursday, September 21st, 2006
Today I got a letter from the Mayor of Apple Valley in Utah. Owning raw land is not as hassle free as I thought. Apparently there is Scotch Thistle growing on one of my 1 acre lots in Utah. Scotch thistle is a weed from Europe or East Asia which ...
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Thursday, September 21st, 2006
My first Elmo Ebay auctions did not go so well. There are the foreign money order scammers that bid up your auction, win and then send you the template email about how they are overseas and will send you a money order for more than the auction if you Western Union the ...
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