tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post6250623481095682075..comments2010-07-16T03:51:34.993-05:00Kevin Surbaughhttps://profiles.google.com/114850083782944258911noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-57370529918846609122010-07-16T03:51:34.988-05:002010-07-16T03:51:34.988-05:00You still have time to run...<br /><br />Back out....<br /><br />No good will come from any marriage with three people. (You, the woman, and the state) Marry her in the eyes of the lord.<br /><br />Once you get married.....things will just get worse and worse. One day you will read my posts of wisdom again...and realize I was a prophet. Look at the mess Mel Gibson has gotten himself in. Men you know better than this.Greedy_Piratenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-87053421263287496842010-07-07T10:02:57.073-05:002010-07-07T10:02:57.073-05:00Cheryl - I&#39;m sorry but I don&#39;t know where you think you are going to find 4 boutonnieres, 4 corsages and a bouquet for less then $200. Making all those and attaching them to the wires is tedious work. As for the cake, it&#39;s a small two tier cake that feeds 81. Total cost is $75 with a $30 deposit to hold it and $45 remaining before the wedding. That&#39;s the cheapest around. HyVee was more expensive then that, but they were to busy to talk to a potential customer, so they would have lost my business anyway. <br /><br />enoughwealth -<br />That is true, but 1) the advertisers pay pay-per-post much more then that (they make money off the deal to). 2) I don&#39;t want this blog to become nothing but (or mostly) spam. In order to make a minimum of $20,000/year the content would be full of what I think would be spam. <br /><br />HS -<br />Yes I have had companies pay $75 to attach a sponsorship to old posts. What I would like to find is more of them and fo them to sponsor future posts, so that they can get more money for their buck.<br /><br />I get $50 for links in the sidebar.Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-76759198331902408432010-07-07T07:37:28.112-05:002010-07-07T07:37:28.112-05:00As I&#39;ve said before, Texas is no dream land of a state. I know, I&#39;ve lived there twice - each time was many years at a time. I have to admit that they are polite, but unfortunately, the culture there is a bit too Hispanic - in that they tell you what you want to hear, so they do not make you unhappy, but you end up unhappier in the end because they do not follow through!<br /><br />Not everyone is like that but many are.<br /><br />It sounds to me like you have no job there and can&#39;t leave yet because of the money situation.<br /><br />I urge you Kevin, to stick it out in Missouri until you either decide to stay here in Missouri permanently or can afford to move somewhere else.Edienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-84394910815937616522010-07-06T17:44:09.486-05:002010-07-06T17:44:09.486-05:00I am going to have to agree with &quot;enough wealth&quot;, and anonymous. You are planning a wedding you cannot afford. You claim to be &quot;paying as you go&quot;, but you printed items in a post titled &quot;worried about upcoming expenses&quot;, that are not yet paid for?!<br />Wedding party is supposed to pay for their owm attire. Why are you?<br />$200 for flowers? That&#39;s ridiculous for someone who claims to be &quot;thrifty&quot;. You can get flowers cheaper or free if you planned better. <br />$45 for an &quot;installment&quot; on a cake? Seriously? <br />$500 for the Honeymoon hotel only? Good Lord - you call yourself a prince of thrift? Are you kidding? If you can&#39;t afford a honeymoon, you save up a while and THEN go!<br /><br />Moving in a month and you haven&#39;t got the money to even pay for it or a place to live? So, your answer is to live on her disability check with her grown son? How are you going to pay rent/utilities/gas/food/OUTSTANDING DEBTS on that small pittance?<br /><br />Are you trying to get readers to sponsor your wedding? Because I have seen more &quot;sponsor this post&quot; ads on this blog lately than I have ever seen! <br />I hope you have a better plan than the one you are showing on this blog - because it seems you are digging yourself into a hole.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566296956997491231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-47825065064556947772010-07-06T10:12:56.598-05:002010-07-06T10:12:56.598-05:00I charge $200 to $300 per year for for links.<br /><br />Do people actually pay 75 for a post??HS @ Our Debt Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16131857251377260758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-17732183798649887732010-07-05T20:32:49.500-05:002010-07-05T20:32:49.500-05:00The wedding IS expensive if you haven&#39;t saved up the money for it (and by &#39;saved up&#39; I mean AFTER you&#39;ve paid off all your debts first!)<br /><br />Expecting $75 sponsors for generic posts is unrealistic. You can get around $10-$20 for a sponsored post via PayPerPost - but you have to have a blog with high pagerank and good traffic. And the post has to be about the topic chosen by the sponsor.<br /><br />Looking to rent a place in another town when you still haven&#39;t sold your current home is a silly expense. If you don&#39;t have to move towns yet (no job lined up), then stay where you are, rent free, until you DO have a job to go to. Hopefully you can sell your home in the mean time.<br /><br />What is the average time on the market for houses in your area? Some less popular areas in the US have house up for sale for YEARS without getting any offers.<br /><br />It&#39;s good to have dreams about new jobs, new sources of income, moving house, weddings, etc. etc. but you should base your expenses on a realistic budget that is based on current, reliable income streams - not imaginary future income windfalls.<br /><br />The comments about not worrying about paying some bills because you are leaving town seem very odd - are you planning to just leave these bad debts behind and never pay them? Or add them to your outstanding debts? There is no way you should be paying for suit hire before you pay off your current bills!<br /><br />How can you honestly expect to &#39;get by&#39; on your partners pension, when she has spent more than that all by herself? (she has debts).<br /><br />Any potential savings by merging households and living in your house seem to have disappeared with your latest plan to move to a new town and rent there before selling your current home.<br /><br />You seem to be digging yourself another hole...enoughwealth@yahoo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371028394685288035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-46060982575311272362010-07-03T20:15:58.571-05:002010-07-03T20:15:58.571-05:00Anonymous - There will be some income coming in, if I don&#39;t have a job located before the move. She gets a check every month of $1,050. So we can make it by while I am looking. <br /><br /> The wedding is not expensive, in fact, compared to most weddings it is very cheap. <br /><br />Nothing was been said in this post about readers sending money. I am seeking more sponsors, but that does not mean readers. I would still like to make this blog writing a full-time gig, or at least more sustaining. <br /><br />What am I insisting on that I can&#39;t afford?Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-26281548447754088562010-07-03T19:58:21.842-05:002010-07-03T19:58:21.842-05:00You keep saying you will find a job when you get there. How are you going to live until you get that job you think is there?<br />You&#39;ve known for months that you need these monies, yet you insist on things you can&#39;t afford, like this expensive wedding that you have no money for and keep asking your readers to pay for. <br />Thrifty? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-67019885551788576522010-07-03T18:26:49.419-05:002010-07-03T18:26:49.419-05:00Becky -<br />Nope, had a few lookers, but no sell on the house yet. If that sells, we will be a lot better off. <br /><br />Will start with renting an apartment first, and then find a house or condo to buy later. <br /><br />Still looking for a job, shouldn&#39;t be to hard to find something in Austin. <br /><br />Yes, it is a big summer of changes. Your prayers are much appreciated.Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-12421045731451820892010-07-03T17:55:11.524-05:002010-07-03T17:55:11.524-05:00Did you sell your house yet? <br />Are you planning on buying a new house in TX?<br />Wait, you are moving to TX with no job lined up? What will you do for money? I thought you had a job in TX already.<br />Yikes! This summer is full of changes for you. I will pray!Becky Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-30746678276713997952010-07-03T17:52:38.891-05:002010-07-03T17:52:38.891-05:00I think we are all in the same boat. I have to come up with $1,200 (I have about half so far) by Aug. 1st to pay my taxes. I am looking for extra work and selling anything I can (but since we have very little that is easier said then done.)<br />I hope you make your financial goals and teh wedding is wonderfule!Becky Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.com