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From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 21, 2008 at 12:20 pm ET
Here's how I did this past week on the lunch challenge...Monday 3/17:Home sickTuesday 3/18:Breakfast - Orange, toast w/ peanut butter, waterSnack - Animal crackersLunch - Minestrone soup, fresh pineapple, waterWednesday 3/19:Breakfast - Orange, toast w/ ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 21, 2008 at 11:00 am ET
Thanks to CT Mom for letting me know that Emigrant dropped its interest rate to 2.75%. ING is still holding at 3.0%, but I'm sure that'll change soon. These rates are almost as ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 20, 2008 at 6:22 am ET
I've previously written on here my story and relationship to money. But a month or so ago, Well Heeled asked for people to submit their story to her and she would do a series ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 19, 2008 at 7:22 am ET
I've never read the "Secret", but from everything I've heard about it, I know that it's based on the laws of attraction. If you ask for what you want and think positively, you'll get ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 19, 2008 at 6:23 am ET
Seeing as how the Fed lowered rates yesterday by .75%, it's not surprise to see online savings accounts lower their rates. I checked this morning and ING is now 3.0% (down from 3.1%), as ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 18, 2008 at 9:26 am ET
I'm finally back to work today. I'm still not 100%, but I'm feeling much better. I went to the grocery store yesterday to buy some stuff, especially Orange Juice. It tasted so ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 17, 2008 at 7:38 am ET
I'm feeling a lot better than I was on Friday, but I'm still not 100%. So, I decided to stay home today. Hopefully I'll be able to go to work tomorrow. I really hate being ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 14, 2008 at 7:41 am ET
Joining the long line of people getting sick, it's my turn. I started feeling bad yesterday, mostly a sore throat, headache, and earache. I ended up going home early from work. I woke up around ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 14, 2008 at 5:52 am ET
Here's how I did this past week on the lunch challenge...Monday 3/10:Breakfast - Yogurt, waterSnack - Animal crackersLunch - Homemade Roast beef soup w/ veggies, Chocolate peanut butter egg, waterTuesday 3/11:Breakfast - Yogurt, orange, waterSnack ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 11, 2008 at 1:14 pm ET
As I mentioned in my post over the weekend, Emigrant dropped their interest rate to 3.3%. At that time, ING was giving 3.4%. Well, today, I checked, and ING has lowered theirs to ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 11, 2008 at 12:17 pm ET
I'm a little frazzed today. What normally takes me 20 minutes to get to work took me almost 1.5 hours today. I got onto the beltway here in the DC area, and just ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 8, 2008 at 4:15 pm ET
For the first time since I've been watching interest rates in online savings accounts, ING (3.4%) has a higher interest rate than Emigrant (3.3%). Emigrant was holding at 3.6% after the last fed decrease. It ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 7, 2008 at 12:59 pm ET
Rather than posting every day, I decided to do a weekly post about the lunch challenge. So, here's how I did for the week of March 3-7...Monday 3/3:Breakfast - yogurt, waterSnack - animal crackersLunch - ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 7, 2008 at 7:35 am ET
Tomorrow (Saturday) night is when all of us need to change our clocks. Since it's Spring, we have to move them forward one hour...which means one less hour of sleep (or partying). So, make sure ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 6, 2008 at 6:53 am ET
I received an e-mail with a link to a website with "50 Awesome Open Source Financial Tools". For those of you who don't know what open source is, it is software that is free ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 4, 2008 at 7:55 am ET
It's already been 2 months since the beginning of 2008. Wow! It's gone by pretty fast. Although, I'll be much happier once the weather gets nicer. But, I can't complain too much...it was about 67 ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 3, 2008 at 7:42 am ET
Thanks to those who have responded to my favor request. I got a variety of answers and I enjoyed reading each one. It has also helped me in my quest to figure out ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 1, 2008 at 9:25 am ET
I have a favor to ask. Everyone is invited to participate, but I'm particularly interested in what singles in their mid-to-late 20's have to say.I am working on coming up with my retirement goal number ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 1, 2008 at 9:14 am ET
Well, since it's now March 1st, which means it's time to update my Net Worth. Well, the stock market ended on the negative, but luckily didn't bring down my retirement accounts too much. Plus, I ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 1:03 pm ET
Here is what I had today in accordance with the rules of the lunch challenge:Day 5 (Friday 2/29) - Breakfast: Yogurt, grapefruit, water Snack: Animal crackers Lunch: Santa Fe Chicken frozen meal, cheese, water, piece ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 6:35 am ET
While I have been snowflaking for some time now, I only officially became a part of the Snowflake Revolution a few days ago.Now that it's almost the end of February, I wanted to list how ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 6:33 am ET
While I was scoping out all my favorite blogs, I found an interesting read. Beingfrugal.net, along with a bunch of other personal finance bloggers, got together and wrote an e-book all about our favorite topic...MONEY! ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 29, 2008 at 6:30 am ET
Here is what I had yesterday in accordance with the rules of the lunch challenge:Day 4 (Thursday 2/28) -Breakfast: Yogurt, Grapes, waterSnack: Animal crackersLunch: Goulash, cheese, waterSomeone from work even invited me out to lunch ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 28, 2008 at 6:45 am ET
Here is what I had yesterday in accordance with the rules of the lunch challenge:Day 3 (Wednesday 2/27) -Breakfast: Grapes, waterSnack: Animal crackersLunch: Goulash, salad, cheese, water ... ( more)
From Beachgirl's Budget Blog - view blog entries - visit this blogFebruary 27, 2008 at 6:29 am ET
Here is what I had yesterday in accordance with the rules of the lunch challenge:Day 2 (Tuesday 2/26) -Breakfast: Yogurt, 1/2 grapefruit, waterSnack: Animal crackersLunch: Lean Cuisine meal, grapes, waterI like animal crackers to snack ... ( more)
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