Archive for the ‘Savings’
July 2008: Progress Update
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Half the year has past I feel like I want to stray off my financial course. Being semi-responsible for a ‘long’ time is making want to take the money I sock away and just spend it. Has [...]
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Welcome!
If you’re visiting from US News’ AlphanConsumer, thank you for visiting my blog. The post was inspired by my last 2 apartments.
Here’s an overview of some of my most popular posts to get started:
Banking
Does Your Bank Care About Online Banking Security?
Another Reason Why I Hate Bank of America
Make Banks Treat You [...]
Weekly Round Up: Washer and Dryer Edition
Photo Credit: A Princess
Yesterday my husband and I got a washer and dryer for the apartment. The total cost was around $190. We got the pair from Craigslist for $150. We asked a friend if we could borrow his truck and we paid $20 to cover using his gasoline.
The gentleman who sold the washer [...]
Rebuilding An Emergency Fund
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I used some of my emergency fund to help with the moving expenses. Let me explain. I got a job opportunity offered that would give me:
A slight raise
More flextime
Less stress
A reason to move to an area with a lower cost of living
Sounds good, doesn’t it? The catch was we had to move out [...]
5th Paycheck of the Month!
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There are 5 Fridays in March, so I got an “extra” paycheck this month. How will I spend it?
54% will go towards my emergency fund/snowflake account (I’m also putting my extra car payments here)
18% will go to my IRA
14% will go for gasoline for the week
5% will go towards eating out (so far [...]

