Interview + Murphy

Thanks very much to Brian of Debt Discipline, who's featuring me today in his blogger interview series. Brian recently paid off all his debt -- woohoo! -- so I think we can agree he's hella cool. And he was kind enough to wait a couple of weeks for me to answer the questions, too, after some life intervened in the form of conference travel, that head cold, and my favorite baseball team doing unexpectedly well in the playoffs :)

Other than that, things are going ok, except I'd like to know why Murphy-ish stuff always waits til the very end of the month, right when you think you're gonna make your budget, to start happening. Last month it was the news I needed a new car battery (an expense I actually kicked over to October, but still); this month, all hope of having to avoid the travel fund for this weekend's trip died when I had to make a bunch of last-minute medical co-pays and my EZPass auto-renewed. Oh well, it could be worse. But next time you show up, Murph, how about doing it at the beginning of the month when I have more room to maneuver?