First Tesla Service, Wheel Damage, and The Drop Stop

The trip to Arizona over the holidays put about 3,200 miles on my car, which brought me to around 8,000 miles total. Tesla recommends rotating the tires every 6,250 miles, so it was time for that service. Making the appointment was easy - I could do it through my Tesla account on the web. The Bellevue service center was booked for weeks, but the one in Seattle had openings, so I took my car there on a Saturday morning. The location is in a warehouse...

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Cord Cutting: The Cable / Satellite TV Industry Is Dying A Slow Death

Photo by Sebastien LE DEROUT Two weeks ago, our household did what many other households are doing in droves: we cut the cord. Specifically, we cancelled our satellite TV subscription. The final straw was a notice I received saying DirecTV was going to raise rates at the end of January. I no longer have the notice, but if I recall, it also stated that they would no longer issue refunds for cancelled services. With cable and satellite TV, you...

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2018 Cash Back Rewards Wrap Up, Miscellaneous Stuff, and Foreshadowing

I know I've been away for a bit and I missed posting a net worth update for December. My only excuse is it was the holidays and we went on a road trip (which I did manage to blog about). Today, I'm going to write about a couple of little things that are too small for individual blogs posts. Look at this as the blog equivalent of petit fours, or perhaps a few amuse-bouches, if you will. Cash Back Rewards For 2018 In October, I posted my cash back...

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Road Trip Wrap Up!

The holidays are over and we've returned from our first Tesla long range road trip. I have to say, I am very happy with how it went. We drove roughly 1,600 miles from Seattle, Washington to Phoenix, Arizona and back again for a total distance of about 3,200 miles. We only used Tesla superchargers along the way. Because I have free supercharging, energy for the trip was free. Before we left, I spent a couple hours using the route planner at EVTripping.com...

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