My husband works for a university. He has a great job that he enjoys and has a great salary and benefits. However, because the university is funded by the state, raises for staff are negotiated and given across the board. The raise is not tied to performance.
He has long accepted this as a way of [...]

Posted February 29, 2008 in Career | 6 Comments »

Dear Mr. Dupaix,
We have a wonderful marriage and great kids. We found a great way to divide household responsibilities and it works well for us. However, since I handle the finances, there’s some important information you will need. Here’s a guide of what you need to do financially for our family.
As I’ve always handled the [...]

Posted February 28, 2008 in Organization | 7 Comments »

In my quest to sell my current car and buy a new car I’ve identified one of my criteria as good gas mileage. Meeting this criteria doesn’t eliminate the need to buy gas however!
Save Money on Gas
That’s where we’ve found that cashback credit cards come in handy. In Leaving Money on the Table I mentioned [...]

Posted February 27, 2008 in Credit cards | 5 Comments »

The car frenzy is in full swing at our house. Once I decide to do something, it’s usually pretty hard for me to think of anything else. So it’s no surprise that I’m still busy with the car search!
Background
First I made the commitment to sell my car, then I asked readers to tell me what [...]

Posted February 26, 2008 in Debt, Our budget | 4 Comments »

photo credit: nor¤cal¤jeff
I took the first steps and committed to selling my car. I’m ready to move from a “car I love” to a family car. Now I’m moving to the planning and research phases. I revisited my old criteria that I set in the fall and updated it to reflect our needs instead of [...]

Posted February 25, 2008 in Debt, Our budget | 11 Comments »