Two in the Bush

Next month is my condo closing (knock wood), which means that about a week from now I’ll be making my last mortgage payment on the place. Oh, and my last assessment, last tax escrow payment, last PMI payment… all told, that’s $2700/month that I’m paying now but won’t be paying come October. And as annoying as [...]

“But it was 99% off!” and other personal finance fallacies

My mom was (and still is) a bargain hunter. She made a hobby out of shopping the bargain racks and clearance bins, trying to get the biggest discount she could. Even better if she could then talk the salesperson into taking off an additional 5% for a loose thread or missing product manual.
Like I said, [...]