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Cake day: July 30th, 2023

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  • You’re catching me right after paying bills. ;)

    Portland, Oregon

    Mortgage - $2,000 - 3 bedroom house, 1,300 square feet, 1,800 square foot yard.

    Electricity - $175 - high this month because of air conditioning. We have solar panels so it’s not generally like this.

    Water - $100

    Garbage - $100

    Internet - $75

    Gas - $25 (not running heat this time of year)

    Car insurance - $245 (2 vehicles)

    Unexpected expenses? Mostly things we wanted/needed to do. We bought the house with a 20 year old roof that was end of life so job #1 was a new roof, got that done. Added solar panels.

    Sink in the utility room needed an overhaul, plus some other plumbing expenses.

    Electric panel was 100A which was fine in 1951, not fine now, so upgraded that to 200A. Also added a hot tub circuit. + a hot tub.








  • I think the trick with a lot of religious holidays is that they’re based on different calendars and move around.

    It’s not like Christmas or New Years which are reliably 12/25 and 1/1.

    Look at Easter! It could be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. I couldn’t tell you, without looking it up, when it will be next year. (Pro-tip - it’s 4/20/2025).

    At work, we have a lot of folks who celebrate Indian holidays, but the dates for those can even vary regionally.