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I’ll Give You My Spare Change if You Let Me Feel Superior

December 26, 2017 by Barnaby

Living in Baltimore, I’ve developed a hard shell. Everyone has a story. Everyone wants your spare change. I’ll cop to sometimes ignoring someone on the street or at a gas station when I don’t have the time or patience for it. I was in one of those moods when we were driving I-70 in Western […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: love others as yourself, mini mart encounter, spare change

When My Dad Almost Struck Gold

December 18, 2017 by Barnaby

My dad grew up in New York state on the North Fork of Long Island. In 1952, when he was 16, his widowed step-grandmother Vera announced she was moving to Oil City, Pennsylvania. But first, she wanted to simplify and downsize. Would my dad be interested in buying her gold coins at face value? At […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: coin collecting, executive order 6102, gold reserve act of 1934, hoarding of gold coins, liberty gold coins, money regrets

We Brake for Free Firewood and Other Frugal Heating Adventures

December 4, 2017 by Barnaby

For men, they say that you marry a younger version of your mom. That may be true, but in one way, my wife Nora is very similar to my dad. I told you before about how Dad is not afraid to lay down a 4-wheel skid (in the days before ABS anyway) if he sees […]

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: free firewood, saving money by heating with wood, thomas kinkade ambiance, vermont castings wood burning stove

How a Prized Pocket Knife Was Imperiled on a Trip to See the Rockettes

November 27, 2017 by Barnaby

You know how all the guys (and some of the women) carry guns in rural Texas? In our family, all the guys carry pocket knives. It’s part of the 2nd Amendment, right? On the way out the door, you grab your wallet, keys, phone, and jackknife. I rarely use it, but no matter, it’s family […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: budget travel, ka-bar rigging knife, pocket knife, rockettes, security check

Fall Vignettes – Interesting Odds and Ends

November 20, 2017 by Barnaby

This is my 2nd go at a Vignette post (read the Summer Vignettes here), I hope you find it entertaining or helpful. Let me know what you think. I Don’t Recommend Hanging It on Your Exterior Door It’s almost that time of year. Time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Time for eggnog and Christmas […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: dean of etiquette, delaying car repairs, jv blog team, money wreath, pf vignettes, saving money on home heating

Top 8 Free and Offbeat Historic Things to Do in Baltimore

November 13, 2017 by Barnaby

This is a follow on post to my Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore, but this one is all about offbeat Historic things to see and do in Charm City that are free. Most people don’t know how much history Baltimore has. From 1830-1850, it was the second-largest city in the […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: baltimore basilica, baltimore bonaparte mansion, baltimore duchess of windsor museum, baltimore poe house, baltimore washington monument, bella vista, enoch pratt library, george peabody library, greenmount cemetery, historic things to do in baltimore, phoenix shot tower, tourist baltimore, westminster hall and burying ground

500 Years After Luther, Why Do We Still Try to Buy Favor with God?

November 5, 2017 by Barnaby

Why is it that 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a Catholic church (commemorated this past week), we still think we can buy favor with God? Is it because everything else of value in this world has a price? That if we want something bad enough, we can find a seller […]

Filed Under: Faith & Finance Tagged With: indulgences, joel osteen, martin luther, prosperity theology, protestant reformation, the power of positive thinking

What Baltimore’s Removal of Confederate Statues Reveals

October 28, 2017 by Barnaby

When the Baltimore City Council voted in August to remove 4 Confederate statues (actually 3 + Roger Taney), it was accomplished under cover of darkness in one night. I had a friend ask: How can a city that takes 6 months to fill a pothole remove 4 multi-ton statues in a single night? Background Located […]

Filed Under: Politics & Finance Tagged With: charlottesville protest, confederate monuments, confederate statues, mob city, monument city, priorities

Top 8 Free and Offbeat Things to Do in Baltimore

October 23, 2017 by Barnaby

I’ve lived in and around Baltimore practically my whole life, so I’m a bit of a casual expert on what to see and do around town. Especially worthwhile things that are free. I have a few mantras I stick to: First, don’t do what everyone else is doing. Someone once said “the masses are asses” […]

Filed Under: Saving Money, Travel & Finance Tagged With: baltimore hollywood tour, baltimore murals, baltimore st. patrick's parade, bronycon, fort mchenry picnic, miracle on 34th street, open walls baltimore, the book thing, visiting baltimore, waverly farmer's market, what to do in baltimore

Selling Unused Household Items Is a Win-Win

October 16, 2017 by Barnaby

If possible, I like to score a win-win. That applies to relationships, but also making money. Can you make a living while also making a positive impact on the world? Can you earn a paycheck while being a good Christian witness? A few notches lower on the significance scale, but a win-win nonetheless: Can you […]

Filed Under: Earning Money, Work & Finance Tagged With: donating to thrift stores, marie kondo, selling on amazon, selling on craigslist, selling on ebay, selling on nextdoor, spark joy

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