Tales from a frugal-centric, fitness-crazed, food lovin' gal.
Posted in Finance on Apr 12th, 2010
I’m currently in the process of switching over my auto insurance to the same provider I use for my homeowner’s insurance. From my initial quote, I won’t be getting too much of a discount ($248.09/6-months at Country Financial vs $251.23/6-months at All-State), but I will be getting Emergency Road Service in addition to my current [...]
Posted in Life on Mar 6th, 2010
Today was a busy day for Mr. Tan Monkey (my Explorer). Mission #1: Oil Change at Desert Car Care First off, he got his very first oil change at Desert Care Care. We went to the Gilbert shop, since the Chandler shop was temporarily closed. We had received a complimentary oil change at any NARPRO approved shop, so [...]
Posted in Life on Jan 9th, 2008
I’ve been cruising some Ford Explorer forums (wow, there are some diehard fans out there….) and I found the following advice really useful. I’ve been in the petroleum pipeline business for about 31 years, currently working for the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline here in San Jose, CA. We deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24 hour [...]
