Savings Goal UPDATE: Did We Reach Our 2014 Goal?
Happy New Year! I love the feel of starting a new year. It’s brimming with anticipation; for a short time, anything is possible and I get excited thinking about what’s to come in the months ahead. And...
View ArticleWe’re Buying a Business – Update #3
Despite the relative silence here on the blog lately, things have hardly been quiet at our house. In fact, purchasing the business consumes my mind and my time much more than I thought it would. It’s...
View ArticleWe’re Buying a Business…Update #3-and-a-Half
Ok…this isn’t a full-fledged post, but an update none-the-less, so I decided to call this Update #3-and-a-Half… This afternoon, while driving back from the Bay Area, we got a phone call from the...
View ArticleWe’re Buying a Business…and The Ride is Finally Over
I’ve been waiting to write this post for months. But, frankly, I didn’t even know what I would be writing. Would I be explaining how the business deal fell through, and why? Or would I be an excited...
View ArticleWe Bought a Laundromat…and It’s All About the Numbers
WARNING: This post may be tedious and mind-numbing to some. Risks may include, but are not limited to: falling asleep, drooling and twitching. Proceed with caution. We’ve been asked countless times…...
View ArticleMr. Spock Would Say That Emotional Investing Is Not Logical
[It’s Mr. Nickels at the keyboard today. I may not write much, but when I do, I usually have something to say.] The final tactic we used to get the price of the laundromat down to our purchase price...
View ArticleREADER MAIL: Hoppin’ Mad in Minnesota
Occasionally one of my articles gets picked up by a major media outlet. My daily page views will spike to 15,000, I get some awesome new readers and everyone is happy. No, actually, let me take that...
View ArticleSavings Goal UPDATE: Did We Reach Our 1Q 2015 Goal?
Have you ever woken up and started your day, just to realize it was a dream and you’re still lying in bed? Well, I wrote this 1Q 2015 Goal Update back on May 5th (okay, yes, that’s still later than I...
View ArticleA Laundromat Update: 4 Months In…Where Are We Now?
If only I had a blogging magic wand. I’d say an annoying little jingle, wave a cool-lookin’ stick and my blog post would appear. The truth is that posts like this one take a l-o-o-o-o-n-g time to pull...
View ArticleSavings Goal UPDATE: Did We Reach Our 2Q 2015 Goal?
I gotta tell ya. I’m proud of myself for reporting on our quarterly progress only a few weeks into July. At the end of this post, I’ll tell you why I thought it would take me longer. Anyway…on with...
View ArticleLife, Money, Laundromats. The Long Overdue Update.
Dear Blog, I’m sorry I’ve ignored you like a poorly-watered houseplant. But by the amazing power of internet search engines, you’re still getting 10,000 hits a month. Even with a slow, sloth-like...
View ArticleSavings Goal UPDATE: Did We Reach Our 3rd Quarter Goal?
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that my husband and I have a big financial goal. And one way to motivate yourself towards a goal is to track your progress. So every few...
View ArticleYour Starbucks Habit is NOT Why You’re Broke
I’ve just about had it. If I see one more article/blog post/tweet telling me that I need to give up my foo-foo coffee habit in the name of finance, I’m gonna…well, I don’t actually know what I’d do....
View ArticleYou Don’t Want To Know What Your LAZINESS Is Costing You
Being lazy can cost you. Sometimes, it can cost you a lot. Two months ago, our washing machine stopped working in the middle of a wash cycle. It’s 15 years old, so we figured it may actually be time...
View ArticleWe’re Getting an Unexpected Windfall…What Would YOU Do With It?
Every once in a while, a sweet little cash angel may drop an unexpected gift in your lap. Sometimes it’s just $20 from a coat pocket, or a crisp $100 bill laying on the ground (this actually happened...
View ArticleSavings Goal UPDATE: Did We Reach Our 2014 Goal?
Happy New Year! I love the feel of starting a new year. It’s brimming with anticipation; for a short time, anything is possible and I get excited thinking about what’s to come in the months ahead. And...
View ArticleSavings Goal UPDATE: Year 2016 (Almost)
While this update should technically come after the actual year is over, the truth is that I have the time right now, and I never know what life will be like after the new year, so I tend to do things...
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