http://www.financingyourfamily.com Family Finance, Saving Money, Getting out of debt Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:25:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...until you ask how much it will add to your electricity bill. Fun TV facts Environmentally Friendly TVs may not really be so.- Right now TV's have their energy star rating based on how much power it uses WHEN IT IS OFF.  Plasma TVs can use as much power as your refrigerator- Roughly ... http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/12/15/dont-buy-that-big-arsed-plasma-tv/ Well, as you may have guessed, it costs a lot more money to live in Madison than it did in Stevens Point.  This means much more creative budgeting for my family until we can get established...  Anyways, with the recent drop of the interest rates by the fed, keep an eye ... http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/12/13/madison/ Well, the blog's been in hibernation for basically all month now, and it still is, but I felt like re-capping some of the nifty factoids about our move. If something inconvenient can happen it DOES happen- mainly the landlady wanting to come into our apartment a month before we are scheduled ... http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/10/29/moving-craziness/ I've been spending a lot of time debating with myself whether or not to write this post.  My wife and I will be moving soon, and with a move comes a lot of extra tasks around the house, and fun address-change things to do.  I would like to continue to ... http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/10/02/fall-hibernation/ Well, it's officially fall, which means there are all kinds of new ways to have fun. Ghost Stories- Make up your own, and tell them while hiding in a blanket fort with a flashlight under your chin for best effect. Leaves- Enjoy the changing colors of the leaves, and a few weeks ... http://www.financingyourfamily.com/2007/09/28/fun-friday-falltime/