Check out BudgetPulse's new feature!

For those looking at budgeting tools, there is a new feature over at BudgetPulse.com. They now have online fundraising capability. How can this be a help for some? Craig Kessler from Budget Pulse explains:

BudgetPulse.com is a free personal finance website offering customers the ability to set savings goals and then have their family and friends directly contribute funds (via PayPal or Amazon) or pledge money to their goals helping them out.  The goals can then be tracked for and integrated with the transactions involved within their personal budget allowing users to raise money and budget in one centralized location.

Budget Pulse’s Other Features

If you’re not familiar with BudgetPulse.com, you should check it out and see some of their other features.

• No Software to Downland
• Works in Any Country
• Money Tracking
• Secure
• Easy Data Import/Export
• Schedule Bill Payments

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 and dryer kept them in good condition. His wife just bought a new set and they needed to get rid of the older one. We just needed to get a new hose for the dryer and another hose for the washer. That was about $20 to get them from Lowe‘s.

The hardest part was getting it to our apartment which is on the third floor! To be honest, my back is a bit sore from the move. A kindly neighbor helped us move the washer, which was very much appreciated.

Installing a washer and dryer wasn’t too bad. You just need to put the hoses and plugs in the right spots. I’m happy we got this used set, as the cost of renting one for the apartment would be $20/month or more (depends on who you rent it from).

Since I’m relaxing at home for a bit, I decided to share some of my favorite post from his week:

• Gather Little by Little exposed credit cards companies with the secrets they DON’T want you to know.
• The subprime mortgage crisis is discussed at My Investing Blog in the form of an interview.
• CashMoneyLife has 9 Tips to Save Money on Your Next Computer.
• No Credit Needed has a wonder way to curb impulse spending. It’s the The $100-A-Day-Rule.
• Prime Time Money is celebrating with a $50 Giveaway! If you haven’t subscribed to this wonderful blog, please do.
• Do you like to travel? Plonkee has 21 resources for budget travel.
• Mrs. Micah has advice on learning to love water. I’m still working on that….. 
  
• Moolanomy has found 25 Ways To Save Money On Health Care.
• Jake was able to get his payment reversed and his interest rate lowered.

I hope everyone’s weekend is going well. My brother is coming to visit this afternoon so I’m looking forward to hanging with him.

Photo Credit: A Princess

Do you check random things like I do? I have checked to see if my phone number was listed on the web. I checked my number and it was not listed on Google or ZabaSearch and neither was my husband’s number. Whew, a sigh of relief.

What if it was though? How could I remove my number off of Google?

I did what any self-respect writer does when I posed with a question, I researched. How did I go about this intricate and deep probe? I typed into Google Search “How to Remove Phone Number Off of Google”. Guess who had the #1 answer? Google! It’s not  complicated. Here’s all you have to do:

• A Phone Icon will be next to your number, click it.
• Fill out a form requesting that you have your number removed and submit.
• Wait 48 hours and check to see if it actually was removed.

Note: This is a permanent request. You cannot change your mind and add it later.

Also it should be noted that you may also check to see if any other website has your number (White Pages, etc) and requested them to remove your number.

It’s easy and it only takes a few minutes.

If you enjoyed this post, please check some of my best personal finance posts.

Photo Credit: garryknight

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I saw this and I immediately had to put this up on the blog. I can relate to wanting to explore different options in life. I switched majors (twice) and while I’m happy with my current major (Business Management), I don’t want to limit myself to just that identity. He brings out some good points and I hope you take time to read this article.

Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek offers his take on the upside to being a jack-of-all-trades.

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