calling all Lords and Ladies. the king needs your help. the KoF's closer to 40 than 30. it's true. you can't really help with that. but, maybe you can help with the following list of 40 (or more) things i plan on doing before i turn 40. career and traditional spiritual goals were intentionally omitted. the aspirations are not ranked. but, if you see something on the list and have a suggestion or an appropriate level of expertise or insight regarding the same and want to share - please let me … [Read more...]
88 flat panel tv’s
July 27, 2011 By
we bought that many tv's. well, we coulda. i guess that's different. it would have been a much more awesome way to go into debt. follow my math. before you push back and say, "i hate math," stay with me - i'm a mathmagician.february 2010 is when we made our first extra payment toward the last debt in the snowball (keep in mind the following totals exclude what was paid from 4/2/8 until feb. 2010 - that math's gonna be rough). the amount above the minimum payment that we have paid … [Read more...]
follow-up dragon correspondence
July 26, 2011 By
Dear Debt Dragon:Thank you for your response to my last letter. It was expected. Admittedly, it was more prompt than originally anticipated. Well played. You sir are quite the formidable foe. This shall be a supreme test of wills. When i stated that my previous list was not exhaustive, that wasn't a bluff. Please note:we don't have a microwave. many sing legend of the queen's stovetop popcorn.we don't go to the movies. netflix. snuggle. queen.i got the shingles. didn't stop me - the phantom … [Read more...]
how’d y’all get in that big ‘ol hole?
July 25, 2011 By
there was a young lord who swallowed a fly (got my first credit card at age 17. not impossible. illegal. but, not impossible. the issuer shall remain nameless, lest it provoke vehement denial and subsequent retribution. i ain't afraid of no credit card company. also, i ain't afraid of no ghost. it's just that i've got another war with which to wage and my energy cannot be diverted). i don't know why he swallowed a fly ($5 off). there was a young lord who swallowed a spider. he swallowed … [Read more...]
the back 40
July 22, 2011 By
cause i'm not a real blogger yet and can't figure out how to always comment on my own blog, here are some additional books i've read or forgot i read when i did the king's top 40 post. it's not 40 more books, but i don't wanna lose track of what i've been reading.Debt Free UWeirdSquare Foot GardeningFollowing JesusToday We Are Rich (loved this book)Free Prize InsideThe Likeability FactorQuitter (like the way Acuff writes)so 49 books or so in just under 40 months. since my top 40 post, i spent … [Read more...]
an open letter to my nemesis
July 21, 2011 By
Dear Debt Dragon:my primary vehicle is a truck. said truck has over 215K miles. the paint on the hood is peeling. to exit, i must put down the driver's side window and open the door from the outside. often, the window is already down because the air conditioning is inoperable. it is currently 175 degrees fahrenheit where i live. while ac would be nice, i have no desire for a new vehicle.we recently gave up cable. killin' my brain cells anyway.we ditched the rental water softener. don't think … [Read more...]
i do not something
July 19, 2011 By
pardon my grammatical stylings in the title, but i've been waiting for decades to 1) ignore the confines of acceptable writing and 2) have an audience actually read what i wrote. given that you're reading this, i'm apparently two for two. my 10th grade english teacher adamantly opposed and admonished me against such deviations as i had not earned the right to do so. what's up now mrs. K? what's. up. now?? but so i digress.i do not eat at restaurants. hence, i do not something. i don't really … [Read more...]
5th house on the right
July 18, 2011 By
at the T intersection you're gonna make a left and it will be the 5th house on the right. unequivocally, those were the single greatest set of directions i've ever received. eh - ver.once upon a time, before the royal couple was . . . well . . . the royal couple, they were just a lady and a lord. beautiful. gallant. but, not enough battle scars or singed clothing from the breath of the debt dragon to earn the title of king and queen. not yet. the story of how they met is extraordinary. alas, … [Read more...]
everybody needs a walk to the grocery store
July 5, 2011 By
freedom is a bittersweet mistress. celebrations of our freedom as Americans filled this past weekend. the royal couple also celebrated the nuptials of my life-long friend, Lord Luke The Bassmaster. the KoF was in the wedding and let's just say that Lord Luke knows how to throw a party.the rehearsal dinner presented a challenge, 'cause ya know . . . i don't eat at restaurants and stuff. the food looked and smelled fabulous. extraordinary appetizers were in overflowing supply. the entrees … [Read more...]
cookies? really?
June 30, 2011 By
be it decreed that june was a bad month. parts of the end of may weren't spectacular either. what happens to you doesn't have to happen in you. there were highights:still no restaurants. i'm in a wedding three hours away from home over the 4th of July weekend and that may present a challenge. and while i'm perfectly content with declining fogo de chao when prepared to do so; if i'm not paying attention, and if i've been in the sun at a parade, and if it's been a long-time since breakfast, i … [Read more...]
