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Don Quixote and Debt

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Finding myself time to ponder whilst sitting in a tent last month, I realized I had just finished reading Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and didn’t have another book lined up to read next via the Kindle app on [...]

Net Worth Update: August 2010

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From July 2 to August 3, my net worth increased an average of $17.35 per day, or $555.28 overall, to -$48,671.32. This is a 1.14% increase, and results in a projected zero net worth on 11/13/2014.

While my [...]

I’m Home!

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It took a solid 17 hours, from noon yesterday to 5am today, but I’m finally HOME! Never have my legs screamed at me like they are now. I could probably run a marathon and they wouldn’t be [...]

Homeward Bound

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After an exciting (yeah right) week of adventure (bullshit) romping around New England, it’s time to kiss it all goodbye. In about 10 hours, I’ll be rolling out of wherever the hell I am in Connecticut for [...]

Debt Paid Off – Investor

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In a rather anti-climactic moment, I handed a check over to Mr Investor and finally cleared that debt from my name. Blogging from my phone, so can’t really update sidebars or numbers or anything, but I’ll keep [...]

Vacation With No Plans

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Well here’s a bit of a quandry. Early Saturday morning I’ll be making my ride up to Sugar Loaf, NY, where I’ll be spending the day, night, and next morning with a bunch of good old friends [...]

How to go Bankrupt – Anatomy of a Local Case

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A week ago, the Lebanon Daily News did an article about the bankruptcy filing of a local doctor. Some people immediately cried foul as invasive, but others quickly pointed out that Dr. Jeffrey Backenstoes and his wife obtained loans [...]