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From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2008 at 7:55 am ET
The two recent immigrants are my parents. Because they are the best parents you could imagine, because they've supported me all my life, because they came to United States to provide me with a better ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 1:38 pm ET
Three years ago two recent immigrants purchased a cute, little ranch home in a very nice area of the town. It was one of those proud moments they celebrated with their family and friends. At ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2008 at 8:48 pm ET
April was all-around a great month for us. We visited New York, paid for our trip in cash, stayed on budget and continued to pay down our debts as planned. The economic stimulus package ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 11:39 pm ET
Finally figured out why our blog looked so boring.... we were missing some photos! We'll have to change that! :) ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 1:23 pm ET
The last couple of weeks have been extremely busy for both of us. Between our jobs, the NYC trip and my MBA program, I am really not sure how we managed to find any time ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2008 at 4:59 pm ET
I found this article on CNN today. Thought I’d share it with my fellow bloggers. Apparently, Missing Money website can reunite you with your lost money.Hey, just don’t forget to share! :) ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 3, 2008 at 12:16 pm ET
March ended up being a great month for us. Thanks to a nice tax refund, and my bonus and salary increase, our liabilities went down -8.54% and out savings increased 38.30%. One of these days ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2008 at 9:43 am ET
Check out these great blogs: Fabulous Financials The author, Single Ma, is a 30-something single mom with a little diva in training (aka BabyGirl) and this blog is a chronicle of their journey to ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 21, 2008 at 11:48 am ET
The credit card debt has been on top of our minds these days. Our original goal was to pay off the entire balance by May 2008, which is practically around the corner. Even though we’re ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2008 at 4:31 pm ET
A few weeks ago I wrote about my recent bonus and salary increase. At that time, my boss gave me a written “promise” that my overall salary would be reviewed within 30 days. And it ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2008 at 4:29 pm ET
Success. We both spent $0 on food during work hours. As an added bonus, we feel like we're eating healthier since we've started the Lunch Challenge.Do other participants feel as good as we do about ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 7, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
We're both participating in Krystal's Food Challenge. Here's the update for the second week:Mr. Toxic - $0 spentMrs. Toxic - $0 spentGoal for Week 2: Keep up the good work :)Check out Krystal's Blog to ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 7, 2008 at 7:24 am ET
We finally received all of our tax refunds ($3,007) and as soon as it hit our bank account, we used $3,000 to pay down our credit card balance. What a difference it made.... it went ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 1, 2008 at 10:12 pm ET
We're both participating in Krystal's Food Challenge. Here's the update for the first week:Mr. Toxic - $0 spentMrs. Toxic - $12. 54 spent (all on coffee!!!)Goal for Week 2: $0 for both of us. ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 1, 2008 at 9:59 pm ET
And once again it’s time to review our monthly finances. Overall, our liabilities went down -3.42%, and our savings increased by $11.66%. We set-up automatic transfers from our checking account into our savings account every ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 24, 2008 at 10:34 pm ET
When we first decided to improve our financial situation, we determined that we will close out accounts as we pay them off. Turns out, this was a big mistake. Unfortunately, we found out that closing ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 21, 2008 at 11:01 pm ET
I’ve decided to take Krystal’s February-March Lunch Challenge. Here are the rules: Alright, let's make this February-March Lunch Challenge official. If you would like to join me in my challenge to not spend any ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 21, 2008 at 10:39 pm ET
So, today I had a meeting with my boss regarding my salary. I got the usual 3%, a $2,000 bonus and a promise in writing that my overall compensation will be reviewed again in 30 ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 21, 2008 at 10:35 pm ET
Two new blogs added to the blogroll:Missy MoolahThe Budgeting BabeThey're great.. check them out! ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 20, 2008 at 3:05 pm ET
It’s official! We’ve booked our first trip to NYC! We are leaving on Thursday, April 10 and are coming back on Sunday, April 13. We are going with some of our best friends, and it ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 14, 2008 at 7:29 am ET
I was so excited when my Oprah-loving friend called me last night with a great news - Suze Orman's "Women and Money" is available on Oprah's website for FREE! The book is available in English ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 13, 2008 at 5:09 pm ET
I am really surprised at how well we’re doing with our health goals. We are both eating healthy, we haven’t had any junk food since the beginning of the year, and we exercise at least ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 13, 2008 at 11:18 am ET
So, I finally had my long-awaited Performance Review (PR). The meeting was with my manager, a SVP (she’s been with the company for little over a month) and her manager, EVP, and a member of ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 6, 2008 at 11:14 am ET
We met with our accountant last night, and we found out some very good news! We are getting a significant tax refund this year – a little over $3,000! We decided that this money was ... ( more)
From Toxic Money - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 4, 2008 at 12:25 am ET
Another month goes by and it's again time to review our monthly goals. It's been a month filled with holiday and birthday celebrations. We also pay our car insurance quarterly, and it was due in ... ( more)
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