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From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 21, 2008 at 5:41 pm ET
Bad for your health, and bad for the wallet. But if you choose to smoke, there are ways to cut the impact on your finances. You can roll your own smokes.When someone first ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 20, 2008 at 12:01 pm ET
Is there one piece of advice that would have changed how you handle your money? For me, there wasn't. For me, actions speak much louder than any sage piece of advice, and I think that ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 19, 2008 at 7:17 pm ET
We recently had sever power outage in our area. In trying to turn a negative into a positive, I have tried to figure out what good came out of it.We were out of power for ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 8, 2008 at 3:53 pm ET
Since my quest to track our grocery spending and how we spend it has fallen to the wayside, I thought I would institute a monthly money roundup. This way I don't have to breakdown receipts, ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 1, 2008 at 10:34 pm ET
It is finally up, the basicfinancial garden along with a mostly self watering system. And it didn't cost me a dime.Well, technically it did cost money, but something good had to come out of ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm ET
Welcome all to the May 26Edition of the Carnival of credit report stories!Editor's PickDebbie Dragon over at Destroy Debt talks about how to stop debt collector harassment.This is a great list to keep in mind ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 26, 2008 at 12:01 pm ET
The wife was told she had high cholesterol, and I am sure I do too, but haven't gotten a check up in awhile, so we need to go healthier. Buying more fish, veggies, and ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 25, 2008 at 2:07 pm ET
It has been one of the busiest weeks ever. Long story short, I worked a bunch of hours, the wife's car got totalled, we have to switch to a healthier diet, and we bought ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 20, 2008 at 10:03 pm ET
I am mentally and physically drained. I do not know how people work 12 hours a day on a regular basis for their job. I know there are those people out there, and I applaud ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 18, 2008 at 3:49 pm ET
image by CaptPiperRecently, Trent over at the simple dollar posted about how he and his wife won't put up a clothesline in their backyard because of the negatives due to societal pressures they perceive, such ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2008 at 7:41 pm ET
I WON!!!!! My submission for how to best spend $1000 won over at Alpha Consumer It seems like my new ways of thinking about money are on the right track, at least according ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2008 at 11:59 am ET
My Open Wallet talked about how her relationship does not always strengthen her frugal mindset. I can totally agree with this.My wife is probably my biggest budget buster. She does not mean to ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 9:48 pm ET
Paidtwice wrote about starting an emergency fund even when you have debts to pay off. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart right now, being new to the whole ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 11:00 am ET
Plonkee over at plonkee money posted that she is not really able to picture what the retirement life will entail. Plonkee works a conventional job that she likes and wouldn't mind working until she ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm ET
Work is going nuts right now. This is my busy time of year, and i keep getting lined up for more and more projects. The really annoying part is there are a couple ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 9:14 pm ET
Kimberly Palmer at Alpha Consumer asked the question "What would you do with $1000?" I posted the following responseUse it to save more money: The first thing I would do is buy a decent ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 5:00 pm ET
I was mentioned on someone else's website! w00t w00t! Check out the Carnival of Personal Finance over at Money under 30.
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From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 6:15 am ET
So here's a tricky one for you. My largest single debt is $1400 I was on a payment plan with them, but when I checked my credit history, the account was not updated ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 10:57 am ET
Well, I finally got off my butt, and onto GIMP this morning. I've been meaning to make one for awhile now, and finally did. w00t! I think it fits the minimal style that I try ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2008 at 4:34 pm ET
As I groggily lay in bed yesterday morning, punishing my snooze button, the local news ran a story about how to dramatically increase your gas mileage. They had me roped in, but I was ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 8, 2008 at 9:12 pm ET
I posted about our frugal wedding recently, and I thought I would follow up with the massive financial mistakes that we made while paying for our wedding.The first mistake we made was not properly saving, ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 9:07 pm ET
One of my biggest fears in switching from an uber consumerist lifestyle to one of frugality was that I would be bored. How could I have fun if I didn't have the latest and ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2008 at 9:49 pm ET
Checked out the Kroger's on the route home today. Here's the roundup:
Basics: $32.17
Home items: $10.18
Indulgence: $6.00
Side Dishes: $7.51
Quick Meals: $0.00
Cleaning Products: $0.00
Coupons:...
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From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2008 at 7:36 pm ET
Amazingly enough we were able to pay just under $7000 for a wedding while living check to check, although we made some pretty stupid choices on how to pay for it.
We were married 7 months ... ( more)
From Basicfinancial - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2008 at 9:52 pm ET
My wife was going through the mail the other day, after she had read my post about our stimulus check, and told me that the stimulus check had come in the mail. I had already ... ( more)
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