Angela Lollar

New Music

As much as I love John Mayer, it's time to change my song and introduce (or maybe not) a new artist that I've discovered and her catchy tune.  I hope you enjoy and download Lenka: The Show.  Lenka is from Sydney, Australia and she'll be in Denver at the Bluebird Hotel on November 11th.

Repost of the Financial Blog!

A few weeks ago, I posted a blog on my MySpace page that caused quite a stir amongst my core group of family and friends.  So much of a stir that I deleted it.  I typically don't let others dictate my opinion but for some reason I let them get the best of me and I took it down. 

Well, as I cAme back from lunch and saw the latest headline about our economy, I feel less frustrated by those who had ridiculous comments about my financial blog and I'm more in a "Open your eyes!!!  I'm not the only one trying to tell you something" kind of mood instead.  So I'm reposting that blog here.

Financial Train Wreck America

It's amazing to me as I sit back and watch others around me spend money like it's going out of style.  Granted, Phill and I have made improvements on our little house here and there, but we didn't just buy it and then borrow a bunch of money to paint and get new carpet.  We saved and did it slowly.  In order to get a new dining room table, I sold the old one we had.  We didn't buy new furniture when I moved in, we made what we had work!

Boys and girls - - get ready.  Those of us that are NOT middle class (i.e. making around $500,000/year) are about to hit rock bottom!  People are losing their jobs and not able to find new ones.  Companies can't afford the rising cost of expenses just like you can't afford it either.   Smart people are having garage sales to downsize and have adjusted their expenses to the bare minimums!  Others are so far gone they are foreclosing on their homes they've owned for less than 5 years.  People who just had to have the latest and greatest new car are now filing for bankruptcy after abandoning their golf course home!   And times are about to get tougher than they already are.

I'm proud of a few of my friends who have cut back the non essentials to make ends meet, and who saved up for that garden of their dreams,  or cut corners on luxuries to buy new clothes for their growing kids.  These friends of mine proved to me that you really can make it in the worst case scenario situation if you're smart about it.  On the other hand,  I'm seriously ashamed of a few of my other friends that choose to keep going on like they have a money tree.

I sold my Mustang for a reason.  TO PAY OFF DEBT!  Phill and I are lucky enough to be living below our means and we are completely independent from banks and parents to survive.  Yes, I may buy a Dooney or Louie Vuitton here or there, but I pay for them with CASH, not a credit card!  My folks helped out with the wedding but the majority of it was brought to you care of Phill & Angela's hard work to get to that point, hence the non-lavish but most complimented wedding I've been to in years!

And since the wedding is going to be paid off by the end of October…yes that's right folks, I paid for my wedding in three months – my next debt under attack is our second mortgage so that when we're through the tough times these next few years, we may actually come out shining on the other side with cash and equity in hand to go straight into the house of our dreams, and still live below our means.

Ask yourself this question – If your spouse were suddenly no longer employed, would you be able to financially survive and if not, what bank do you seriously think would hand over cash right now?  I remember when my parents hit hard times and my dad lost his job, my mommy put down the brownie mix and got a job!  We also sold our boat, sold our cabin, sold our extra car.  We certainly didn't live outside our means.  I have no desire to keep up with the Jones.  We're the Lollar family of two and I only have myself to answer to.

Tina Fey is going for Emmy Gold!

Tina Fey did it again!  Last night's sketch for NBC's SNL as Sarah Palin in classic!  Tina does it again, this time recreating the sit down Sarah had with Katie Couric, played by Amy Poehler.

See the sketch embeded here care of NBC.com

Sold Already??!!

Wow!  Looks like I've still got the touch!  My mom and dad called me just this morning to see if I'd help them post their car online on Craigslist at 11:00a.  It was sold by 3:30p with cash for $2,000!  DANG! 

So sorry if you were thinking about getting it as a great little commuter car.  Someone else already beat you to it!

Bye bye little Escort!  You were a great car! 

By the way. Does anyone know how Craigslist makes any money?  Or do they?

1996 Ford Escort For Sale

I'm back selling stuff again!  My parents are selling my mom's commuter car.  Details are below.  Please email me or contact them directly if you're interested.

1996 Ford Escort GT 2-door hatchback, always garaged in EXCELLENT condition. 1 owner. Perfect gas saver! 29-31 MPG; Color: White w/ grey interior; pwr steering/pwr windows/pwr door locks/pwr mirrors; Cold A/C; AM/FM/CD; 5-speed; new battery; 4 cyl 138,000 miles - $2150

Ben: 303-478-8968
Gillie: 303-601-8049

Lots More Blogging

You should be seeing a lot more blogs here now that I’ve just pretty much had enough of MySpace.  At first, it was a nice way to keep in touch with friends and family but then it suddenly felt like I was back in high school, so I’ve got my Facebook for keeping up with friends and this to update folks on my latest controversial thought! The best part about this is not very many of my readers are technically savvy enough to figure out the RSS feeds, and those that do subscribe will read “DOONEY” or “Isn’t this cute” in the title and not read beyond that!  (Sorry Don!  You’ll probably end up deleting me off your RSS FEED!)

So welcome back to my personal blog.  Maybe I’ll become the next Perez Hilton, though I’m not sure I have enough vacation to blog enough to make money at it. I’ll have to do a little more research to figure out how to add music to my page since that’s really what I liked about MySpace, but in the mean time I already know how to add videos!  Maybe my brother-in-law can figure out how to teach me to add a music player on here that I can control! In the mean time, please enjoy my current iTunes favorite, John Mayer – SAY.  And yes, Phill and I saw The Bucket List.  I cried.

Case Closed - SOLVED!

It's been a little over a year and just this morning I have received indisputable evidence that solves the case after stale leads and false statements.  Those that follow me may remember this post from August 2007 detailing the crime. 

I was correct on one of the suspects known by many in the neighborhood as Gay Chuck, but I was shocked (OK, not really) to find out that Cop Chuck was also involved in the defacing of the Montero!  It is clear by examining the evidence that the culprits show no remorse and actually appear to be proud of their work.  They should be.  It was pretty awesome to wake up to the next morning!

The third suspect, who provided the photographic evidence in exchange for immunity shall remain nameless.  But she has red hair.  That's all I'm gonna say.

Hey, if you're going to be stuck in the same house for the next four years because of the poor housing market, you might as well make friends with all the neighbors, right?