Posts by: David G. Mitchell

by David G. Mitchell

The Financial Benefits of Giving up Alcohol In my youth, I liked to live life well and, admittedly, to excess. My friends and I ate out often and we did not limit..... read the story

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Don’t Tell Me Your Money Problems I work at home and see a lot of neighborhood moms as I go about my daily errands. The other day, I bumped into a...... read the story

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I Married a Laundry Heretic My wife and I have a fair distribution of labor in our home. Among other things, I wash and fold the laundry, and my wif... read the story

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The High Cost of Picture Day My son had a basketball game yesterday. We had to arrive early because it was picture day, the most dreaded day of all y... read the story

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Charge It! But Watch The Rewards When I was in the 6th grade, Mrs. Nygren (my teacher, may she rest in peace) used to admonish the class that no one shou... read the story

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It’s Time to Get Your House Ready for Sale I was chatting with a neighbor the other day and he mentioned that he is having the entry to his home renovated. I was s... read the story

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Why I Force My Kids to Contribute to Birthday Party Gifts Although my wife and I may not be the most social of couples, our kids more than make up for our willingness to miss par... read the story

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Utility Company Discounts Waiting for You It has been unseasonably cold in Orlando for the past couple of weeks. Nights have dropped into the thirties and days ha... read the story

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Wrap It Up and Stick a Bow on It! About fifteen years ago, in mid-February, I walked into a drug store and saw a surprisingly large display of Christmas w... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Giving Back with a Few Clicks and Keystrokes I spend a lot of time thinking about the holidays with thoughts about Christmas, cheap dates at Christmas (the holiday d... read the story