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Guided or Self-Guided? Our ‘Deluxe’ Vacation to Alaska

July 31, 2017 by Barnaby

Until this month, we had never been on a guided vacation. We couldn’t afford it, for one. But more than that, we always took pride in creating our own itinerary and being flexible and changing it up when something interesting came along. But then something amazing happened. Nora’s mother said she would sponsor us to […]

Filed Under: Travel & Finance Tagged With: alaska vacation expense, deluxe vacation package, escorted vacation, guided vacation, self guided vacation

1% Cash Back is the Only Incentive Program I Need

July 24, 2017 by Barnaby

Since August, 2015, I have deposited $507.38 in checks into my personal savings account from my Citi MasterCard. This cash isn’t a refund of an over payment or a credit due to a product return. It’s the money I’ve earned from the credit card’s 1% cash back on all purchases. I’m not a big believer […]

Filed Under: Earning Money, Saving Money Tagged With: 1% cash back, citi mastercard, credit card cashback, entertainment coupon books, incentive programs, loyalty cards

It Was an Expensive Foreign Service Trip – Then She Broke Her Hip

July 18, 2017 by Barnaby

A couple years ago, my mom had the opportunity to serve as a member of her church’s mission team on a trip to an orphanage in India, and she went for it. Like my wife Nora, mom never misses an opportunity to travel…and, oh yeah, there was a missions opportunity as well. Mom is in […]

Filed Under: Faith & Finance Tagged With: being ministered to, broken hip, foreign missions expense, india orphanage, mission trip to india, tug of war

Summer Vignettes – Interesting Odds and Ends

July 9, 2017 by Barnaby

These are things that I’ve found interesting but they don’t each deserve their own post, so I’m combining them in a series of vignettes. I’ve never done this before, let me know what you think of this approach. First World Problems I started a grocery list, left it on the counter, and came back to […]

Filed Under: Misc Finance Tagged With: campaign against fracking in maryland, freedompop, overheard at camden yards, seascape motel, summer pf vignettes

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