Most of you know I’m moving to Seattle in late March. You also know Girl Ninja is not coming with me. Don’t worry, it’s not ’cause she hates me (at least I don’t think she does?), but because she’s a teacher and the school year doesn’t end until late June. That means we will be [...]
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In a little less than two months I’ll be saying goodbye to San Diego. To the last eight years of my life. To my San Diego friends. To 70 degree year round temperature. Wait, why am I leaving again? I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks crunching numbers and figuring out how [...]
There are three things in this world that scare the living day lights out of me. Babies, houses, and Pee Wee Herman. Fortunately, I’ll probably never have to face my Pee Wee Herman fear, but I’m 99.5% sure I wont be as lucky in the other two categories. When we first got married, GN and [...]
Girl Ninja and I are super stoked about our move to Seattle. Unfortunately, we wont be moving at the same time. The transfer required I start work up there in April. Girl Ninja is a teacher and has a commitment to her school through late June. That means, for two and a half months, I’ll [...]
Got this letter from a fellow PDITF reader…. My husband and I own a condo in the SF Bay Area. We bought a 1bd condo at what (we thought) was the bottom of the market (sad face). We’re currently under water on the place about $30-$40K. We recently started snowballing our debt and the only [...]
If you read Yahoo finance on a semi frequent basis, you may have noticed yesterday’s article “The 25 year old foreclosure from hell.” You should read this article because it’s A) worth your time and B) really really REALLY frustrating. Here’s a blurb from it… The 71-year-old retired insurance saleswoman has been living in her [...]
Let’s talk home ownership today, shall we? I know it isn’t for everyone, but I’m going to assume the majority of you already (or plan to) own a home. If you have no intentions of living the dream, then feel free to skip today’s article and laugh at what happens when you give two women [...]
