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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008As expected, it turned out that April was a good month financially.
I hit two milestones: my net worth is above $60,000 for the first time, and I have over $100,000 in assets. I never thought that would happen! Too bad most of it’s in my retirement account and can’t be touched for […]
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Monthly Financial Update for March
Sunday, April 6th, 2008I wrote at the beginning of March that this would be a “Treading Water” month financially and, sure enough, that’s exactly what it was. My credit card debt is exactly the same as it was at the beginning of the month. I paid down about $500, but I have $500 now on the […]
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My Library Grows
Saturday, March 8th, 2008It’s a rainy Saturday in Brooklyn, and I’ve been using it to catch up on some outstanding tasks, including writing my first blog entry in a week. Things have been a bit slow on my blog, but have been very busy elsewhere.
I’ve just finished listing another 25 books, and am up to […]
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February Month-End Financial Update
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008I just updated my NetIQ financial profile.
btw I have a separate account for my book business & don’t include this in my financial profile. My business account is at about $100 now, because I’ve been buying new inventory with my profits.
At the beginning of February I wrote that I’d be happy if I […]
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Financial Update for January
Monday, February 4th, 2008My net worth broke $40,000 this month! What a great feeling. I managed to pay down about $1500 in debt, and my retirement accounts were up by $3000 since my last entry. I’m thinking about moving some money out of stocks and into cash. I’m not doing it today, but maybe […]
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Earning Extra Income
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008A few days ago I wrote a post called Pay Off Debt, or Build Up Savings (sounds like the title of a task on the Amazing Race). Single Mom in Debt from The Quest to Become Debt Free responded to my comment asking if I had considered part time work or consulting. I […]
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Mauled by the Bears
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Everywhere I look now on the web I see more about how bad the stock market and housing market are doing. It’s fair to say that bearish sentiment is extremely high.
There’s an old saying among market players that when a picture of a bear appears on the cover of Newsweek or Time […]
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The Decline Continues
Monday, January 21st, 2008This poor guy logged in to his trading account this morning and found that he had lost all of his money. Warning, lots of swearing.
Somehow I think I may be sounding like him when I log in to see my 401k balance tomorrow. Whereas he’s in his 20’s and has a lot of […]
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A Politician Lies, Foreigners Go on a Shopping Spree, and $556 Billion in Debt is Thrown Into Doubt
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Rhea over at The Boomer Chronicles wrote a post about a confrontation between a reporter and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Romney stated during a question and answer session with reporters that “I don’t have lobbyists running my campaign, I don’t have lobbyists that are tied to my campaign.”
Well, a reporter named Glen Johnson […]
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Keeping Cash Around the House
Friday, January 11th, 2008Yesterday I went to a ATM to withdraw $100 from my checking account and found that my bank’s ATM machines were down. When you live in NYC, such events always give you a little jolt — memories from 9/11 and the blackout a couple years ago.
This got me thinking about a question […]
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