Gas to get to Purdue - $40
Tickets to see the Purdue basketball game - $20
2 drinks and a pretzel - $9
Speeding ticket after the game on 231 - $150.
Not being able to use my credit card to pay bill means the card is priceless. For everything else you need to write a check.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Month of Firsts
It has been a month of first times:
Bought my first house;
Inherited my first mortgage;
Received my first utility bill (when I rented it was always in Karen's name as she was able to get a better credit rating while I paid the bills;
Went to my first college basketball game over the weekend since Brett Buscher played there (went to Chesterton);
And what the heck, got my first speeding ticket in the past 10 years trying to get away from Purdue.
You would think that they would have cut me a break since it was the first time I was pulled over in the past 10 years, but no luck. I got it on RT 231 heading back to I65. And I was pulled over by a state cop. I am not sure why I was so lucky to have her driving this country road, but I will get to find out how much the ticket is on Monday when I call the court house. I am going to close my poker online account to pay this bill. Hopefully, it covers it. At the very least, I think I should have 90% of it covered.
Bought my first house;
Inherited my first mortgage;
Received my first utility bill (when I rented it was always in Karen's name as she was able to get a better credit rating while I paid the bills;
Went to my first college basketball game over the weekend since Brett Buscher played there (went to Chesterton);
And what the heck, got my first speeding ticket in the past 10 years trying to get away from Purdue.
You would think that they would have cut me a break since it was the first time I was pulled over in the past 10 years, but no luck. I got it on RT 231 heading back to I65. And I was pulled over by a state cop. I am not sure why I was so lucky to have her driving this country road, but I will get to find out how much the ticket is on Monday when I call the court house. I am going to close my poker online account to pay this bill. Hopefully, it covers it. At the very least, I think I should have 90% of it covered.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Pics of the New house
People have been asking, and like Pearl Jam in a big rock show, I will not disappoint.
Here are some pictures of the new place. The one room that is green (living room) still needs to be painted and will probably be done this weekend (knock on wood). The sunroom doesn't have heat (yet), but I am looking at getting some furniture for that room in the near future. Only question is, do I get a TV to go in there? If I do, I don't see myself being in the family room that often. Discuss.
Also, I have a spot in the family room that is completely wide open and kind of apart from the area where the TV sits. What to do with that space? I am thinking of getting big poker table and place it against the wall. Any other ideas?
Here is the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24243222@N03/?saved=1
Here are some pictures of the new place. The one room that is green (living room) still needs to be painted and will probably be done this weekend (knock on wood). The sunroom doesn't have heat (yet), but I am looking at getting some furniture for that room in the near future. Only question is, do I get a TV to go in there? If I do, I don't see myself being in the family room that often. Discuss.
Also, I have a spot in the family room that is completely wide open and kind of apart from the area where the TV sits. What to do with that space? I am thinking of getting big poker table and place it against the wall. Any other ideas?
Here is the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24243222@N03/?saved=1