http://mobodysbusiness.com Getting out of debt, living life, one day at a time Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:22:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We did it last year and got a few tomatoes off of it. A few things I learned from last years attempt: The planter is very heavy but you need to fill it nearly to the top with potting soil. If not the plant gets very root bound. ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=53 My garden is actually growing. Lettuce, beans, peas, corn, peppers, cukes and tomatoes. Whooeeee! It started last year with one of those upside down tomato planters, but it gave both my dad and I the bug to plant a big garden again. Between the economy and the need to do ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=50 I haven't really talked much about work, but I am a Court Clerk for a small community in Ohio.  Basically it means I take the money for tickets, schedule court appearances, etc. Today I got a Bankruptcy filing in the mail for a $10.00 parking ticket. http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=47 According to the National Foundation for Debt Management: The average household has 10 credit cards. The average interest rate is 18.9%. The average credit card balance is $8,000. The typical “minimum monthly payment” is 90% interest, 10% principal. http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=18 I saw this last night and I thought it was amazing.  Between Stewart and Keith Olberman's earlier comments, I find it hard to believe that we still have so many who fight this basic civil right.  Some things should never be left to majority rule. Here is a transcript of the ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=16 Its Just an issue near and dear, as I have many friends and family that this effects. If you are offended by my diversion into political issues, feel free to skip reading; ***TRANSCRIPT*** Finally tonight as promised, a Special Comment on the passage, last week, of Proposition Eight in California, which ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=27 Long time since I posted, more on that in a later post. I got an interesting phone call from BofA on December 8th. I have/had a line of credit with them, and they were looking for me to somehow pay more than the minimum payment each month like I used to. I ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=10 This year a temporary worker got trampled to death in a NY Walmart.  Years ago, when I was in college I worked at WalMart over the holiday season (which for them is August through December). We stocked all night on Black Friday ( we came in at midnight even tho ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=22 *AN: This post is an expansion of several comments I have made regarding the credit industry and my personal experiences with American Express at Consumerist.com I have an American Express Blue card. It used to have a $25K limit. I was laid off for 9 months and was not late and ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=9 Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. ~ Denis Waitl ~ Since I started this journey of financial enlightenment, I have ... http://mobodysbusiness.com/?p=8