2007 Mazda3 Costs

2007 Mazda3 12 month costs (May 23, 2007 to May 22, 2008) Fuel $1,973 29% Insurance 1,670 24% New car tax 1,274 19% Interest Expense 727 11% Service 370 5% DMV Registration 362 5% Depreciation 275 4% Accessories 121 2% Documentation Fee 55 1% Jury Duty parking ticket 14 0% CA Tire Fee 9 0% Total … Read more

TurboTax online -update

Problem solved! Support told me Turbotax online could not re-import the TurboTax file and I would have to re-enter everything by hand. I asked for a refund since I didn’t have time to spend a day doing that and would have to go out and buy TurboTax Desktop edition which is a waste of gas … Read more

Dumpster Diving

We used to have a homeless guy or two come by our dumpsters and salvage the soda cans and glass bottles. Not anymore. Now people driving nice cars, Toyota Corollas, Ford Rangers, etc. are salvaging the recyclables.  Times must be getting tough.

AT&T Down

Well, for the second time AT&T’s Cellular network has gone down where I live… as a result Kris couldn’t look at her shopping list so we don’t have hamburger buns to go with our hamburgers. I wonder if I can get a credit every time this happens… what if there was an emergency? Well, actually, … Read more

Predictions for 2009

1. Interest rates will go up as the U.S. Dollar falls against foreign currencies when Ben Bernanke prints money to pay off foreign lenders and to fund stimulus packages. 2. Apple will come out with a larger touchscreen device, maybe a book reader? 3. Ford, GM, and Chrysler The United Federal Auto Manufacturer Company will start to develop … Read more

New Years Resolutions

For 2009 I’ve made a few resolutions, here are two of them… 1. Cut as much high fructose corn syrup out of my diet as possible. The hardest part here is soda, but there are sodas made with real sugar that Kris and I have been trying. But it also means giving up some of … Read more

More Days of Advent

On the 22nd Day of Advent I found my sandals!! On the 23rd Day of Advent we exchanged gifts with our neighbors. Kris made them some sort of spice thing in a jar that you rub on food. We got cookies cooked madedecorated by our neighbors’ kids!

On the 21st Day of Advent

On the 21st day of Advent Kris wasn’t feeling well so we ditched church, I went to Jacob’s class where we talked about things too disgusting to mention here. Then I took Kris to the Royal Falconer British Pub for lunch (Kris had tea and a burger and I had Shrimp Scampi, peas and chips). … Read more