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Cool Quote: "The roosters may crow, but the hens deliver." (Ann Richards)
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Fun things to do before we leave Austin:
- Lunch at The Salt Lick (BBQ)
- Sunday Brunch at Fonda San Miguel (Mexican)
- Austin City Limits (try to score tickets)
- Bat Flight at Congress Ave Bridge
- Hike & Bike Trail (Town Lake)
- Cavern Tour: DONE!
- San Antonio (Alamo, Riverwalk)
- Houston (NASA)
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BA (Balance Sheet Affluent, as explained in "The Millionaire Mind"):

Age x .112 x Total Annual Realized Income = Expected Net Worth

If you are 2 times your expected net worth, you are "Balance Sheet Affluent"

My goal is for my household to be a bit over BA (have 2.12 times its expected net worth) by the time my DH is 50.

Starting Number (4/30/07) = 1.32 times expected net worth

First Year Quarterly Goals:
7/31/07 = 1.440 [Result: 1.510]
10/31/07 = 1.435 [Result: 1.569]
1/31/08 = 1.430 [Result: 1.541]
4/30/08 = 1.425 [Result: 1.400]

Second Year Quarterly Goals:
7/31/08 = 1.550 [Result = 1.515]
10/31/08 = 1.550
1/31/09 = 1.545
4/30/09 = 1.530

Cable company tried to pull a fast one

May 10th, 2007 at 12:22 pm

Last month we started having trouble with cable reception. Called the cable company; they agreed to send someone out free of charge.

When our bill arrived yesterday, there was a $20 service call charge on it. I called customer service, and they took the charge off. No excuses and no explanations. They never denied that the charge wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.

Do they just go ahead and charge all the time, hoping people aren't paying attention to their bills or won't question the charges? I have lost track of how many times things like this have happened to me over the years. No idea how much money I have saved by always scrutinizing my bills, but I'll bet it's a lot!

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3 Responses to “Cable company tried to pull a fast one”

HouseHopeful Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

I think that they do. I don't know which company you have, but mine tried to do the same thing. AND last week I was having problems with the connection in my bedroom. I only have regular cable, not digital, and the customer service girl kept telling me I couldn't get reception in my bedroom without a digital box! I asked her if thats true, why did I have cable there that morning? She couldn't answer me! She was just trying to get me to buy more service by telling me that. Those companies are shady.
Ima saver Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 01:27 pm

They charged me for installing DSL and a friend of mine did it for me. I had to dispute the charge also.
Amber Says:
May 11th, 2007 at 05:53 pm

I am not sure but I watch/read over my cable and phone bill with a fine tooth comb

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Cable company tried to pull a fast one

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