About Miel &James
A Little Bit About Us:
We are both originally from Oregon. We met when we were teenagers at a hippie gathering in the woods. We hit it off, and eventually met back up again during our late 20's. We were wed on July 1st, 2006, and have been happy married ever since (the picture is James, Miel and James's brother).
We are both gainfully employed professionals. Like our profile says, Miel currently works in Afganistan in field of international development. James is pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology full time at the University of Maryland at College Park.
We enjoy a wide variety of activities including: movies, jogging, socializing, blogging, cooking, reading, investing, caring for our pets, photography, real estate and travel. Although these days we are mostly traveling to see each other. Miel likes folk and latin music and James enjoys some of the finer varieties of electronica.
We love to hear from readers of our blog, other bloggers, people who like to talk about finance or anyone who wants to say hello. Here is our email: dinksfinanceblog @ yahoo.com. We added spaces in between the @ symbol to trick the spambots, so you'll have to take those out before you email us.
While by no means financial experts, we own a variety of assets including real estate and stocks. We've both been up to our eyeballs in debt and have made tons of financial mistakes. However, we've both sucessfully retired that debt and we both do learn from our failings. We hope that our voice in this blog can help others in achieving their goals!
Best,
Miel&James
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6 comments:
Hi Miel and James,
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One reason for high energy bills is an increase in the price of electricity or heating fuel. However, it’s easy to trace high energy bills to common inefficiencies throughout the home including: old windows, heating and cooling equipment as well as air leaks in your ducts and a lack of insulation. This winter, you can use less energy in your home and save money on energy bills by making energy-efficient improvements and purchasing ENERGY STAR qualified heating products and equipment. Saving energy also means you're doing your part to protect the environment and reducing the risks of global climate change.
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Thanks for your time!
hey miel and james,
I am on prosper and well my son got hit by a car and i have an immune disease, hopefully people can look under mine and understand, it is good to get stuff done, things happen to people even if it is notthere fault, please can you look up mine and look at it,want to finish my goal,,, please look at it, and endorse it, thank you it would be much appreciated
Hello,
Could we sponsor our websites, http://www.sndgems.com/ and http://www.designerbrandsclothing.com/ on your site. Please advice.
Thanks.
Sam
Sam,
We just saw your comment. Yes, of course we would love to discuss sponsorship with you. Please feel free to email us at
dinksfinanceblog@yahoo.com
Best,
James
Hi Added you to my websites blogroll. I don't expect you to add me back, but maybe you will like what you see. You have commented on one of my articles before. Thanks for your posts. I'll keep on reading them regardless.
Cheers
BJP
BJP - Thanks for the blog love. I've added your site to our blog roll as well. Keep up the good work!
Miel
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