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Sunday, January 6th, 2008I just checked my checking account balance and saw that my yearly bonus came in via direct deposit yesterday. And in one fell swoop my net worth just about doubled. Feels good! However I was not expecting taxes to eat up such a big chunk of it. Seems like a significantly […]
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A Frugal Christmas
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007I’m taking a break from the technology stuff today and thinking more about personal finance, which of course is what this blog was originally about. The reason for this is, I am going to do my Christmas shopping today.
I decided around Thanksgiving that this Christmas is going to be a very frugal […]
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Putting Myself First (cont.)
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Yesterday M’s cellphone got shut off. He got a new plan with Verizon a few months ago with 300 free minutes. Somehow he didn’t quite get that it would start costing money after 300 minutes and, within 2 months, had run up a bill of $500. He asked me several times last […]
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Putting Myself First
Friday, December 7th, 2007I got an early start on my first new years resolution, to cut out unnecessary expenses. Today I worked from home and took care of some personal business, including getting rid of my cable TV! This leaves me with a strange, disconnected feeling, but I’m sure I’ll get over it soon enough — […]
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Frugality
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007I’ve been enjoying a blog called Frugal for Life lately, especially as I am working at becoming more frugal myself. In my last post I wrote about one of my resolutions for the upcoming new year (I’ll be writing more), about how I intend to spend less and save more. Actually I plan […]
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New Years Resolutions
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007It’s December, and time to start thinking about New Years resolutions. I wrote in my last entry that I have earned more than I’ve spent this year. My primary resolution for next year is to increase that margin even more. And to this end I’ve spent the day cancelling per-month subscriptions. […]
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Earning More Than I Spend
Friday, November 30th, 2007I remember when Friday night meant hitting a bar with some friends for a few beers, or going to a party, or leaving for a trip. Guess it’s a sign of the new century that instead of going out this Friday night, I’m sitting at my laptop, writing a blog entry. But I’m […]
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