Reviews
Best Laptop Bag in the World!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007OK, this has absolutely nothing to do with matters of money, but I have to share my excitement with someone. My wife thinks I’m crazy and won’t listen to me…
As a computer engineer, I’ve tried more laptop bags, briefcases, and backpacks than I care to remember. Most of the time, they are either too big, […]
A Quick Update on Envelope Budgeting Software
Friday, December 8th, 2006Back on the financial front for a moment… The subject of budgeting came up today at work (don’t ask me how) and I was telling a coworker about the way I currently budget using the envelope system. As I was sitting here this evening reflecting on the whole conversation, it seemed like a great opportunity […]
The Holy Grail of Budgeting
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006Until November of last year, my idea of budgeting was listing all our expense categories on a spreadsheet, assigning amounts to each one, comparing the totals to our monthly income, and updating it once a month. I never really tracked our actual income & expense transactions against the spreadsheet, so it was pretty much useless […]