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From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 7:22 pm ET
I know the April update is a week late but I did track all the changes as of May 1.
Our overall wealth increased 4%. We did see an increase in our investment accounts which was ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2008 at 9:18 pm ET
I routinely think about saving for Baby Moonimus’ college education. She will be celebrating her first birthday soon and I hope some of our guests will give us cash gifts so we can fund her ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 18, 2008 at 4:34 pm ET
We recently eceived our state tax refund. I was pleasantly surprised to see that New York increased our refund by $100! It was electronically deposited into our savings account and won’t be used until Baby Moonimus’ ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 14, 2008 at 8:44 pm ET
I know the posts have been infrequent but a lot has happened in the last few weeks of my life. My Confirmation sponsor died a few weeks ago and although I’m over the initial ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 10:26 pm ET
As promised, I am including our change in wealth in the monthly updates. There is one major assumption that I’m making in terms of our apartment. I’m keeping the value of our place at our ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2008 at 10:14 pm ET
I sent in our amended federal tax return and state tax return about two weeks ago. The process was very painful as I had to prepare additional schedules and forms. So we should be getting ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 20, 2008 at 12:09 am ET
I just found out that my Confirmation sponsor died today. He was a family friend and knew me since I was born. I had dinner with him and his wife and my folks a couple ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 6, 2008 at 9:10 pm ET
Before I lived in New York City, it seemed like I was buying a book about every other week or so gathering an impressive personal library. It wasn’t until I started living in a ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm ET
Now that my birthday is behind me, it will be another four years until I can proudly say that my birthday is on February 29th. I wonder where we will be financially…
As you can ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 9:12 pm ET
Today on my commute home, I saw an advertisement on the walls of the subway for the Chase Commuter Card. Initially, I thought only subway costs applied but apparently it also includes any charges for ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 1:55 pm ET
I’m psyched about the calendar correction day because today is my true birthday. It’s something I’ve looked forward to every 4 years because I can only say that today is my real birthday even though ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 28, 2008 at 7:24 pm ET
So Taxcut finally fixed the 529 issue and my refund is very close to what I thought it should be. As soon as I corrected the error, I filed our returns with a mix of ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 21, 2008 at 9:32 pm ET
I haven’t posted my last two weigh ins because I’m depressed about them. The last two weeks I’ve weighed in at 232 lbs. That’s 2 lbs above my starting weight! What gives? ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 16, 2008 at 12:04 am ET
Even though I’ve been watching the last season of the Wire religiously in the last month, I’m not talking about cleaning dirty money. Clever Dude has inspired me to start cleaning up my bank ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 14, 2008 at 10:37 am ET
I just read a solid FAQ in the Wall Street Journal on the tax credit that we should expect in the spring. We would receive $1,500 since we are married filing jointly, we have one ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 11, 2008 at 8:57 pm ET
“bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.” - dictionary.com
“I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience.” - Yoda
I’ve blogged before about my ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 10, 2008 at 10:08 pm ET
Last week there were two articles, one in the New York Times and the other in the Wall Street Journal, that certain statistics suggest that the American consumers are changing their spending behavior.
Though the Times ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 8, 2008 at 6:20 am ET
There are some days where it seems as if going to the bank or an ATM to make a deposit seems like the biggest hassle in the world. I’m not sure why I feel ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 7, 2008 at 1:20 pm ET
I’ve nearly completed our taxes using Taxcut and we will receive a sizable refund from the IRS and NYS. Think low five digits. I didn’t realize the magnitude of having a baby and deducting a ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 4, 2008 at 11:45 pm ET
I can’t express how I felt when the Giants won the Superbowl yesterday! It was great to see them step up and beat the Patriots. I’ve been a Giants fan for a long time and ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 1, 2008 at 11:06 pm ET
It’s about that time again folks. Taxes, taxes, taxes. So what does this CPA do for taxes? I use Taxcut. I was really angry last year when we got a sizable refund from New York ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 28, 2008 at 9:14 pm ET
On my way to San Jose over the weekend, I thought of a food service business at an airport. Ususally, I won’t need to get anything but I normally don’t take plane rides exceeding three ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 28, 2008 at 9:02 pm ET
232.2 lbs. Ugh. That’s as bad as it gets. The good news is that I believe my cold is 99% gone now and I have been feeling much better physically in the ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 22, 2008 at 10:12 am ET
The Federal Reserve just cut the federal funds rate on overnight loans from 4.25% to 3.5%! I can’t remember the last time there’s been a 3/4 point rate reduction since I started understanding how the ... ( more)
From CalorieCents - view blog entries - visit this blogJanuary 19, 2008 at 11:14 pm ET
Recently I went to Gaetana’s for a friend’s birthday. I know the owner from my wild drinking days. He used to be one of my favorite bartenders in New York City. Anyways, this place is ... ( more)
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