<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:27:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>getoutofdebt plasectomy DaveRamsey creditcards</category><title>What the heck am I doing?</title><description>Miscellaneous Ramblings about anything that concerns me&#xa; &lt;center&gt;and a few things that don&#39;t.&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>196</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-8312002203432906835</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-01-05T19:37:00.678-05:00</atom:updated><title></title><atom:summary type="text">James Ward LIVE by James Ward</atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2015/01/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-3777024333871500278</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-09-16T19:36:57.665-04:00</atom:updated><title>A work in progress:  Crumble Drum video demo</title><atom:summary type="text">My first attempt:  </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-work-in-progress-crumble-drum-video.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-4104522141007163451</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-01-10T22:57:22.431-05:00</atom:updated><title>How To Find All Free eBooks On Amazon?</title><atom:summary type="text">How To Find All Free eBooks On Amazon?: 

Now you know why it has been so quiet on the blog lately. We’ve been working on a brand new website. It’s similar in function to our Lastminute Auction site, and kind of looks the same as well.    
Without further ado, here is our new baby: FreebookSifter.com. If you’re a digital book fanatic, you probably know that Amazon offers a ton of free books, but </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-find-all-free-ebooks-on-amazon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-5279589869934689842</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 01:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-23T21:35:29.168-04:00</atom:updated><title></title><atom:summary type="text">Actually am looking forward to this:


Source: http://FrugalDad.com
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It&#39;s a great way to learn basic athletic skills and sportsmanship.</atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2011/10/nick-is-soccer-star.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6109988112_8d4eb05327_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-8234889511296340874</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-03T22:03:23.862-05:00</atom:updated><title>Why I chose Perkstreet Financial</title><atom:summary type="text">I&#39;m certainly not the first person that has begun to see the value in cloud computing and online banking, and there are certainly many, well established personal finance websites and blogs available.  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It was their first rock show!</atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2011/02/mac-powell-family-testimony.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/K8Le4p6P8y8/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-1962891518516557239</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-28T20:53:25.688-05:00</atom:updated><title>What the heck am I blogging?</title><atom:summary type="text">I must not have anything worthwhile to say.  It&#39;s also possible that my so-called spare time is dominated by trying to keep up with all of my other Internet channels.  I&#39;m drawn to Twitter I think because I like the challenge of being pithy or informative or humorous within the 140 character limit. 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The boys have been studying Columbus this month, having read 3 different books around Columbus day.  it was a great learning experience, and a beautiful day to be downtown on the river.</atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2010/11/visting-nina-and-pinta.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/5124904644_26b3333aa7_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-5911127973210856138</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-16T13:55:51.555-04:00</atom:updated><title>Flat Stanley Project</title><atom:summary type="text">Flat Stanley ProjectOriginally uploaded by SkipGienappBe on the lookout for a Flat Stanley coming in your mailbox!   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Me too.  The good news is that our heavenly father passes his own success traits down to his children.Although I list only five, I am sure there are many, many others.  Please share the ones you </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2010/09/5-success-traits-god-wants-us-to-have.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-86426014506689122</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-07T01:01:26.021-04:00</atom:updated><title>Google: There Are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World</title><atom:summary type="text">Google: There Are 129,864,880 Books in the Entire World: &quot;How many books have ever been published in all of modern history? 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Don’t!  Millions have been where you are and have conquered that debt.  You can too!These tips will help.1. Agree on getting rid of credit card debtIf single, find an </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2010/06/7-steps-to-help-get-out-of-credit-card.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-5410237194123027440</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 18:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-15T14:11:01.939-04:00</atom:updated><title>Debt Consolidation and the “Orbital of Stupid”</title><atom:summary type="text">Debt Consolidation and the “Orbital of Stupid”: &quot;Yesterday, I heard a very interesting story on NPR that focused on Dave Ramsey looking at Greece’s debt situation through a personal finance lens.  Without going into the politics of it, Dave made the astute observation that if a person behaved in the same way that Greece (or any other nation verging on default) behaved, they would be in a deep, </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2010/05/debt-consolidation-and-orbital-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17509709.post-951235271719573153</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 02:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-12T22:16:14.596-04:00</atom:updated><title>How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will Keep You in Debt Forever</title><atom:summary type="text">How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will Keep You in Debt Forever: &quot;Make sure you read the fine print about minimum payments photo credit: TheTruthAbout…Did you know that making your minimum credit care  payment every month will take you as much as four times longer to get  rid of debt than making a fixed payment?  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Who knew it would be that easy?  Seriously, if anybody needs quick cash I know a loan shark...er... organization that is able to loan any amount you need.fromRaymond Mark to&quot;Fr. Roscoe P. Coltrane&quot; dateMon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:32 PMsubjectYour Loan Terms/Conditions...Get Back With Info NowCompany Name:Raymond Loaning companyCompany Address:3434 watt road KanoLoan </atom:summary><link>http://skipgienapp.blogspot.com/2010/03/scambait-1-big-loan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>