I wanted to share this article I read this morning by the New York Times: Frugal Portland. I’m getting used to reading articles about the charm of Portland, but this one talks about the affordability too and highlights some great options on things to do and places to eat if you’re on a budget.

We’re at 3 weeks from moving day. The POD is in front of our house… yet to be filled but we’re packing up a storm. We’ve scheduled a Yard Sale for May 23rd, so if you’re in the St. Louis area mark your calendar!

This week I made a lot of calls changing our address.. seven magazines, two catalogs, several bank/finance accounts, etc. Remember if you change your banking address you are also changing your billing address… something to consider when you make a lot of online purchases like I do, since your order won’t validate if that information isn’t correct.

One thing we’re trying to figure out now is drivers licenses in Oregon. We are bringing our (49cc) scooters with us. In Missouri, if the scooter is 49cc or under you don’t have to get it licensed or insured. However in Oregon you have to get it licensed and insured if it’s above 35cc. The thing is, we know where we’re staying when we get there is temporary. If we go and get drivers licenses the second we move to Portland, the address on it will be wrong within a few months. And if I call my insurance company to get insurance on the scooters, I’ll have to change the address for all our other lines of insurance… which, again, will have to be changed within a few months.

My preference would be to wait on all of that til we find our permanent home. But we want to ride our scooters when we get there… it’ll be perfect scooter weather. I wonder if there’s any way to avoid the hassle above and still get a license plate for the scooter. Like, can I get an Oregon scooter license plate without an Oregon drivers license? Anyway, that’s where we’re at on that.

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