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    Friday, April 18, 2008 I Got A Summer Legal Job! (5 clicks)
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April 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm ET Today I was offered an internship working for the Missouri State Public Defender’s office which I accepted. I’m looking forward to putting some of the knowledge I’ve acquired in 5 semesters of law school to ... (more) Thursday, April 17, 2008 From Tight Fisted Miser - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 17, 2008 at 5:37 pm ET It has been a while since I’ve posted about any alternative income streams. There is a new service called Brring! that allows you to get paid when your friends call. You play them a 10 ... (more) Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Midgrade Gas is the Same as Regular? (9 clicks)
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April 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm ET Here is yet another example that you don’t always get what you pay for. According to this Kansas City Star article regular gasoline in Missouri now has the same octane as midgrade gasoline. Many gas ... (more) Tuesday, April 15, 2008 FoF #121 Picks (3 clicks)
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April 15, 2008 at 5:43 pm ET The latest Festival of Frugality is being hosted at Rather-be-Shopping blog. It includes my post “Forced Frugality“. Some of my favorites from the rest of the posts include:
Why Did I Start This Consumption “Diet”? posted ... (more) Bloggers Who Disclose Their Income (23 clicks)
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April 15, 2008 at 11:48 am ET I disclose my income and expenses each month on this blog. There are many bloggers who disclose their online income,alternative income or passive income but there aren’t many that dispose their total income. LuLuGal at ... (more) Monday, April 14, 2008 Finding Missing Money (1 click)
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April 14, 2008 at 3:18 pm ET While reading a post at another PF blog (sorry, I can’t remember which one or I’d give them credit) I read about the site MissingMoney.com which searches the databases of most states to find whether ... (more) Sunday, April 13, 2008 Oops!…I did it again (10 clicks)
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April 13, 2008 at 6:52 pm ET I was trying to tweak my header Friday but it seemed that nothing I was doing was having any effect. When I viewed my site yesterday I noticed I had messed up my header so ... (more) Friday, April 11, 2008 Frugality Got My Bike Stolen (19 clicks)
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April 11, 2008 at 10:37 am ET Sometimes my frugal nature costs me. I’ve been needing to get a lock for my bike for a couple of months. Whenever I was in a store that sold bike locks I’d check the prices ... (more) Thursday, April 10, 2008 Do Reward Cards Actually Reward You? (8 clicks)
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April 10, 2008 at 5:28 pm ET There are many different reward cards and most pay between 1% to 5% back. These cards could still be costing you money though. This is because people generally spend more when paying with credit cards ... (more) Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Carnival and Festival Picks (6 clicks)
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April 8, 2008 at 6:24 pm ET The Latest Carnival of Personal Finance is being hosted at MoneyNing. It includes my post The CCRA and Law School Loan Forgiveness. The latest Festival of Frugality is being hosted at A Penny Saved. After ... (more) Monday, April 7, 2008 Keeping Hobbies Inexpensive (9 clicks)
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April 7, 2008 at 5:45 pm ET What you do with your spare time has a big impact on where your discretionary income goes. That is why it is good to have inexpensive hobbies. If you are a spender though even inexpensive ... (more) Sunday, April 6, 2008 From Tight Fisted Miser - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 6, 2008 at 3:41 pm ET When discussing the College Cost Reduction and Access Act I discussed the income-based repayment plan in conjunction with the public service loan forgiveness program. The coupling of the two is a great deal but I ... (more) Friday, April 4, 2008 Increase the Gas Tax (4 clicks)
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April 4, 2008 at 6:48 pm ET This doesn’t have much chance of happening but it should. The federal gas tax has been at 18.4 cents since 1993 when the price of gas was about $1 a gallon. Now that gas is ... (more) Thursday, April 3, 2008 Forced Frugality (13 clicks)
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April 3, 2008 at 8:38 pm ET Back when I was getting over a problem with gambling I used a technique I call ‘forced frugality’ to help deal with it. Basically whenever I received money I would immediately spend it on a ... (more) Wednesday, April 2, 2008 March Expenses (6 clicks)
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April 2, 2008 at 8:40 am ET Here is a breakdown of my expenses for March:
Household
$378
Utilities
$107.11
Transportation
$151.90
Entertainment
$335.85
Food
$121.96
Student loans
$100
Health Insurance/Medical
$170.22
Total
$1365.04
My expenses are too high mainly because of my entertainment expense. I really need to cut that one back. My health insurance is paid for ... (more) Tuesday, April 1, 2008 Latest Festival of Frugality Picks (1 click)
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April 1, 2008 at 5:54 pm ET The latest Festival of Frugality is up at Consumerism Commentary. It includes my post Aldi v. Supermarket v. Wal-Mart. There were a lot of posts I liked this week. Here are some of my favorites.
The ... (more) March Income (3 clicks)
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April 1, 2008 at 9:04 am ET Here is a breakdown of my income for March.
Online Income
$115.69
Survey
$5
Interest
$69.43
Tax Refund
$133.93
Total
$324.05
My online income came down a lot but I’m still happy with it. I’m on track to make a lot more than last year. My ... (more) Monday, March 31, 2008 The CCRAA and Law School Loan Forgiveness (8 clicks)
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March 31, 2008 at 6:04 pm ET The College Cost Reduction and Access Act offers a loan forgiveness program for those who work in public service. As I am strongly considering a career in public service when I graduate from law school ... (more) Friday, March 28, 2008 No Spending Days (11 clicks)
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March 28, 2008 at 4:35 pm ET One way to help reduce the amount of money you spend is to have no spending days. These are simply days on which you don’t spend any money. Some will complicate the concept and state ... (more) Thursday, March 27, 2008 Frugal Travel Tips (2 clicks)
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March 27, 2008 at 1:54 pm ET Travel is one of my favorite things to do but it can be expensive. There are ways to keep the cost down though. On my recent trip to Cancun I spent less than $300 on ... (more) Wednesday, March 26, 2008 McCormick & Schmick’s $20 Off Coupon (5 clicks)
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March 26, 2008 at 11:52 am ET McCormick & Schmick’s is offering a $20 off coupon when you make reservations online through 4/30/2008. Visit the promo page for full details. They had a similar deal last year which I took advantage of ... (more) Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Haggling for Health Care (3 clicks)
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March 25, 2008 at 3:02 pm ET One of the ideas behind the spread of health-saving accounts combined with high-deductible insurance is that it will make consumers more aware of what health care actually costs and they will make more responsible choices. ... (more) Monday, March 24, 2008 Aldi v. Supermarket v. Wal-Mart (6 clicks)
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March 24, 2008 at 6:29 pm ET It is often debated as to where is the cheapest place to buy groceries. I decided to do a price comparison of 10 common grocery items.
Items
Aldi
Supermarket
Wal-Mart
Peanut Butter 18oz.
$1.29
$1.29
$1.64
Grape Jelly 32oz.
.99
$1.55
$1.06
Wheat Bread 20oz.
$1.49(24oz)
$1.49
$1.47
Oatmeal 42oz.
$1.69
$2.05
$1.98
2% Milk ½ ... (more) Sunday, March 23, 2008 Goals Grade Card (10 clicks)
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March 23, 2008 at 10:56 pm ET Analyzing the progress I’ve made on my goals this year I gave myself the following grades.
Don’t incur any debt other than student loan debt- This goal I either meet or don’t so it doesn’t really ... (more) Saturday, March 22, 2008 One Final Done (2 clicks)
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March 22, 2008 at 11:20 am ET One of my finals is out of the way now. My Professional Responsibility class was only half a semester as it is designed to finish right before the MPRE exam. I didn’t take the MPRE ... (more) Items 26 - 50 of 133
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