Miscellaneous
Stop Feeding the Beast: How I Made My Credit Card Start Paying Me
After 20 years and $18,500 in credit card interest, I finally made my card pay me. Here’s the system, the math, and the hard part
June 16, 2026
After 20 years and $18,500 in credit card interest, I finally made my card pay me. Here’s the system, the math, and the hard part
Nearly 12 years ago, I bought my second Volkswagen; a then brand new 2004 Jetta TDI Diesel Sport Edition (TL:DR — it’s (supposedly) not one of the
Recently, Facebook-owned Instagram changed how their timeline works, with no regard to how it’s product (that’s us, folks — we’re IG’s product) actually uses the
I’ll give you the TL:DR right now. You can save $1,650 (or way more) on major appliances by doing one thing: Do not buy an
Gulp. Well, tomorrow is a big day (technically later today). I may have a new car under my butt by 3pm. That is, if the
This is a continuation of my car buying saga. Part One is here. So today was another round of test drives. First up was me looking at
So for the last two weeks, I’ve been searching and researching the marketplace, thinking about a new car. It’s been a long time since I
So it’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m almost through the “official” duties with regards to my Mom’s passing. I flew to Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon, about
Cathryn Anne Prince, loving mother to three sons, Mark, James and Michael, and loving friend and partner to Gary Prince, loving oldest sister to thirteen
Yesterday, I was at a strip mall waiting for Jeanette to finish in a store. I was enjoying one of my increasingly rare Cuban cigars,
After 20 years and $18,500 in credit card interest, I finally made my card pay me. Here’s the system, the math, and the hard part few will tell you truthfully.
Nearly 12 years ago, I bought my second Volkswagen; a then brand new 2004 Jetta TDI Diesel Sport Edition (TL:DR — it’s (supposedly) not one of the
Recently, Facebook-owned Instagram changed how their timeline works, with no regard to how it’s product (that’s us, folks — we’re IG’s product) actually uses the
I’ll give you the TL:DR right now. You can save $1,650 (or way more) on major appliances by doing one thing: Do not buy an
Gulp. Well, tomorrow is a big day (technically later today). I may have a new car under my butt by 3pm. That is, if the
This is a continuation of my car buying saga. Part One is here. So today was another round of test drives. First up was me looking at
So for the last two weeks, I’ve been searching and researching the marketplace, thinking about a new car. It’s been a long time since I
So it’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m almost through the “official” duties with regards to my Mom’s passing. I flew to Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon, about
Cathryn Anne Prince, loving mother to three sons, Mark, James and Michael, and loving friend and partner to Gary Prince, loving oldest sister to thirteen
Yesterday, I was at a strip mall waiting for Jeanette to finish in a store. I was enjoying one of my increasingly rare Cuban cigars,