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    Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Sign #103523 I’m getting old (4 clicks)
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July 16, 2008 at 1:55 am ET Feeling sleepy before it’s 11 PM…
Time to hit the sack.
I made the bed this morning so now I have the pleasure of turning back the covers and scooting into my wonderful bed.
Why am I so ... (more) Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2008 Roth = SO done (5 clicks)
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July 15, 2008 at 10:54 am ET Roth IRA
I remembered that I have around $300 stashed in some ING accounts… I’ve tried the separate sub-account for everything under the sun method, but it just was’t for me. Originally I decided to consolidate ... (more) Friday, July 11, 2008 Watching TV instead of studying (2 clicks)
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July 11, 2008 at 12:40 am ET Is bad. Very BAD. B-A-D.
Vow:
I WILL:
-Wake up tomorrow, at 5:30 AM, and study
-Really, really study
I will NOT:
-Hit the snooze button until it’s time to get out of bed at 7:45 AM
-Say to myself “just 10 ... (more) Wednesday, July 9, 2008 The three amigos: Stocks, Bonds, and Cash (3 clicks)
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July 9, 2008 at 2:51 am ET I’ve had a couple people ask me about the difference between these various asset classes. Now, I am NOT a financial advisor, but I’m putting the definitions in plain language because I remember that before ... (more) Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Roommate = great! (6 clicks)
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July 8, 2008 at 1:10 am ET A couple years ago, Jonathan at MyMoneyBlog highlighted the benefits of shared living - and I whole-heartedly agree.
I share a 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment with a girl I know from college, and I’m ... (more) Sunday, July 6, 2008 New reality (6 clicks)
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July 6, 2008 at 11:53 pm ET Filled up the tank today for $4.47 / gallon. Was very, very pleased.
How are gas prices in your neck of the woods? ... (more) Thursday, July 3, 2008 Life, in sentence fragments (5 clicks)
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July 3, 2008 at 2:37 am ET Took a practice test. Did a lot better on the math than the verbal (surprise!).
Just got staffed on a big project at work.
Headache all day from too much caffeine from the night before.
Retirement portfolio continue ... (more) Tuesday, July 1, 2008 So my rent went up + new spending plan (5 clicks)
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July 1, 2008 at 1:29 am ET The 3%+ increase wasn’t unexpected, but it’s never good to see fixed expenses going up (especially during a time when energy and grocery prices are increasing so rapidly).
I’ve also put together a new budget spending ... (more) Monday, June 30, 2008 American Girl (4 clicks)
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June 30, 2008 at 1:38 am ET Does anyone remember American Girl? I first received the catalogue from Pleasant Company back in the mid-1990s (before Mattel acquired it), and fell in love with Samantha.
Now there are so many characters I couldn’t keep ... (more) Friday, June 27, 2008 Gas. Hurts. (3 clicks)
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June 27, 2008 at 3:17 am ET For the month of May I spent over almost $200 on gas.
Like most Californians, I’ve adjusted (slowly and reluctantly) to the painful reality of increasing gas prices. I am mentally preparing myself for $5/gallon by ... (more) Thursday, June 26, 2008 Thinking (5 clicks)
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June 26, 2008 at 10:35 am ET I’ll turn 24 in several months, and whereas in high school and college I’ve always sort of went along with the crowd in terms of what I SHOULD want, now I’m really thinking about what ... (more) Tuesday, June 24, 2008 My financial “restructuring” plan (10 clicks)
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June 24, 2008 at 1:06 am ET In this shaky economic environment, I am fortunate that my job is not in jeopardy (knock on wood). But given that most employment is “at-will”, very few of us have the luxury of being unprepared ... (more) Friday, June 20, 2008 Ugh = my $1,500+ credit card bill (32 clicks)
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June 20, 2008 at 1:08 am ET I paid it off, but STILL.
Normally my bill (which covers 99% of my expenses outside of rent, utilities, student loan, and car insurance) is around $800-$1,200 every statement - what the H happened this month?
I ... (more) Thursday, June 19, 2008 Girls just wanna have funds (8 clicks)
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June 19, 2008 at 1:50 am ET This girl likes funds.
I found a CNN Money article that listed the 7 types of funds for a diversified portfolio:
U.S. Blue Chip
International Blue Chip
Small Cap
Value
Bond Fund
TIPs Fund
Money Market Fund
My current funds are:
U.S. blend fund
International fund
Bond ... (more) Monday, June 16, 2008 So close, and other random thoughts (6 clicks)
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June 16, 2008 at 10:05 pm ET So close, and not so far away!
I am $500 away from maxing out Roth IRA for 2008. At which time, I’ll have maxed out my Roth IRA for THREE years in a row!
Goal adjustment
My original ... (more) Saturday, June 14, 2008 Discouraging (8 clicks)
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June 14, 2008 at 1:02 am ET Sometimes, saving money is discouraging. Especially if it’s:
1. For the short-term to medium-term (no compounding magic here!)
2. For a very very large amount (multiples of what you’ll be able to save)
For example, It’ll take me almost a year ... (more) Thursday, June 12, 2008 Labels and love (5 clicks)
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June 12, 2008 at 4:04 am ET Tonight, I went to see Sex and the City: The Movie AGAIN (I already watched it opening weekend). What can I say, I saw, I loved, I got carried away.
The cinematography and costume designs were gorgeous. The ... (more) Wednesday, June 11, 2008 With a (pound of) cherry on top (1 click)
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June 11, 2008 at 1:37 am ET After work, I stopped by the grocery store to buy 6 pounds of cherries.
Then I came home and eat about a pound right off the bat.
No joke. ... (more) Monday, June 9, 2008 Risk (9 clicks)
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June 9, 2008 at 9:44 pm ET In life, we risk. Sometimes those risks pay off, and sometimes they don’t.
CB is applying for a position in Oregon. Which is… not California. I admit, I had mixed feelings on this. Especially because our ... (more) Friday, June 6, 2008 Real life vs. financial life (5 clicks)
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June 6, 2008 at 8:15 pm ET I am $800 away from maxing out the Roth IRA for 2008.
This is what I realized - the pay-yourself-first mentality (rightly) extolled in the personal finance community can be applied to so many other aspects ... (more) Thursday, June 5, 2008 A few good eggs (12 clicks)
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June 5, 2008 at 12:38 am ET You may have noticed that lately I haven’t been writing much about personal finance. I guess it’s because I have stopped paying SO much attention to my finances. I make sure that I don’t spend ... (more) Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Still a kid at heart (19 clicks)
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June 3, 2008 at 10:36 pm ET The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, it is!
A special thank-you to Karen and English Major for solving the question that has been bugging me for the past decade.
So I requested the book from the library, and ... (more) Monday, June 2, 2008 Readers, can you help me find this book? (15 clicks)
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June 2, 2008 at 9:52 pm ET Here’s something that has been nagging at me for the past several years. I am trying to look for a book that I’ve read as a child, but have completely forgotten the title, author, or ... (more) Friday, May 30, 2008 Friday lights (8 clicks)
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May 30, 2008 at 8:35 pm ET I tend to get a little bit more dressed up on Fridays… because that’s usually when I see CB. So today, I have slipped on dark red patent leather heels ($15 at Ross! When I ... (more) Thursday, May 29, 2008 Bane… (2 clicks)
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May 29, 2008 at 1:51 am ET I tried to take a full-length practice exam (2.5 hours+) tonight, but my brain is so fried. Is it possible to feel it physically hurting?
So, for now I will leave 1/2 of Verbal to go… I ... (more) Items 1 - 25 of 134
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