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From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 3, 2008 at 11:07 am ET
I'll be figuring out my June wrap up over the weekend. I've been thinking hard about goals for July.My first goal is to stay sane. Usually my goals have to do with financial matters but ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 1, 2008 at 10:13 pm ET
I breifly mentioned serving on a jury last week. The trial was three days longer than expected and all in all a stressful not fun experience. It was a murder trial, where a 16 yr ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 24, 2008 at 10:45 am ET
Approximately 3 years ago I leant a friend $2,000. This was before I'd taken out any loans, lived without work for a year, and my savings accounts were flush. She was starting grad school, her ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 23, 2008 at 10:33 am ET
I feel like much of last week I was under a fog. I've learned sickness + jury duty + attempting to work = worn out. I've decided to give up on the work part and ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 19, 2008 at 10:04 am ET
It's June, a few days from the official start of summer, and in my world the snowflakes are smaller and farther apart than they have been in recent months. I may not be the ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 17, 2008 at 11:01 pm ET
I'm having one of those weeks where everything seems to be going wrong (or at least not the way I would like). Yesterday's jury summons has turned into a week long trial which will ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 13, 2008 at 8:23 am ET
Hypermiling, a way of increasing fuel economy, has been getting a lot of buzz in the past few weeks. I've heard stories from two morning shows, NPR, and somewhere else that I can't remember. Getting ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 12, 2008 at 6:33 pm ET
A while back I wrote about making extra money through Pinecone surveys. They are my absolute favorite because they pay a set amount after each survey. My second favorite is MySurvey. The basic info:Most ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 11, 2008 at 12:23 am ET
There are times where I'm willing to pay a bit more for good service. I've banked online with ING since 2001 and though I thought about leaving them earlier this year I stayed because I've ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 10, 2008 at 2:15 pm ET
It's been a while since I've talked about how amazing baking soda is. Today I have two of my kitchen favorite- in the dishwasher and cleaning veggies.Those dual action tabs that you can buy are ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 7, 2008 at 6:40 pm ET
This week I hit my first major debt payoff milestone and I'm so excited! The loan on the car has moved from the 5 to the 4 figures. I felt like I was hanging around ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 7, 2008 at 4:51 pm ET
Dear Recent College Grads,Some of you undoubtedly have jobs by now. If you studied something that leads to a specific profession (engineering, accounting, etc) the chances that you have a job are even higher. This ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 5, 2008 at 10:03 am ET
In mid May we changed how we manage our finances. This has had a significant effect on my usual month end numbers. Most of our bills come in during the 3rd and 15th. So with ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 3, 2008 at 11:47 pm ET
I've mentioned a few times that we're looking to buy our first home. This has little to do with the current housing marking and more to do with our long term plans. Honestly we had ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET
I've done two freezer rearranges in the past 24 hours, and there will be another one in a few hours. Yesterday we went to Albertson's to take advantage of their 3/$5 cereal and free milk ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 3, 2008 at 10:40 am ET
One day last week I really wanted some biscuits. I measured out the flour and salt, mixed in the cheddar, chopped up the onion (I was making cheddar/spring onion biscuits), and realized I ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 31, 2008 at 11:23 pm ET
I'm a strong advocate for the nonprofits. This sector is often refered to at the third sector, business and public being the other two. All of my 'real' jobs* have been with nonprofits and my ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 29, 2008 at 9:23 pm ET
A while back I looked at the snowflakes I've accumulated so far this month. I set a goal of hitting the $500 mark by the end of the month and I'm happy to say ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 28, 2008 at 5:46 pm ET
On Monday I woke up convinced it was the 31st. I was ready to do my month end totals, plan for next month, and otherwise get my life in order. Then I realized it was ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 24, 2008 at 10:07 am ET
Now that our incomes are somewhat stabilized we’ve put together a new budget. His job has a base + commission and I have work + alternative income, so we decided to do a percent based ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2008 at 4:59 pm ET
When I first started trying to cut our food budget I turned to coupons. They can be a great way to save money on the grocery bill, but for our household they’re just not ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 23, 2008 at 10:49 am ET
A week ago I went through a stack of papers on our couch that were impeding my ability to lounge appropriately. 80% of it was Gameboy's mail which I sorted into things to look at, ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 22, 2008 at 9:42 am ET
Last night I took a much needed break from my usual chores/work and had an admin night. I gathered all of the envelopes I've been using for the past few weeks, a report I'm finished ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 20, 2008 at 11:45 pm ET
In the past two weeks I've had a love affair with distilled water. I'm not crazy, and the other half doesn't have anything to worry about, but it is seriously amazing stuff.I grew up across ... ( more)
From Paying Off My Future - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 20, 2008 at 10:42 pm ET
Yesterday Gameboy started cooking something, only to realize we'd run out of one of the spices he NEEDED* so I made a quick Target run. While I was there I checked on a few other ... ( more)
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