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Personal Finance Blog of a Girl Trying to Get Out of Debt and Change Careers
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Weekend Challenge
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I challenge everyone to do one positive thing for your finances this weekend.
It doesn’t have to be big.
Here are a few ideas:
Shop around for your cable, cell phone, insurance or other services and see if you can get a better rate
Take your change to the bank
Post some things for sale on Craigslist
Open an online savings account
Start getting things together for a garage sale
Cut coupons out of the Sunday paper
Calculate your net worth if you don’t already know it
What will/did...
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The Drugstore Game; Depression and Finances
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Back when I was interning as a bank teller (Is that the “This one time at band camp…” line of this blog'), my co-worker Patsy used to go through the Walgreens ads methodically and then show us all the things she bought for “free” after mail-in rebates. At the time, I thought this was a little nuts, especially since most of the items were things I saw no use for. So I’ve always been a little suspicious of personal finance bloggers who constantly post about...
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High School Reunion Drama
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
My 10-year high school reunion is next month.
There is going to be a barbeque on Saturday, an evening event with dinner, a DJ and possibly a mechanical bull (!) on Saturday night and an afternoon outing at the lake on Sunday. People are ticked though because the evening event is $50 per person with a cash bar. In our town, that’s a little ridiculous…
Still, I am probably going.
But that is not the end of the drama. Apparently the popular people planning the event left out some...
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Snowflaking on the Side
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I know I’ve already mentioned this once, but I just have to point out Antishay’s great series on Building a Snowflake Business.
This is really helpful for me since I don’t have the hours for a part-time job, haven’t been getting large bonuses/raises at work lately and have cut the budget as much as I plan to (for now).
I’m planning to post some things for sale on Craigslist tonight, then get started on implementing Shanti’s ideas for snowflake businesses. ...
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Home Improvements Are Tempting Me!
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I knew that stopping the debt snowball to replace our heat pump and hot water heater was necessary, but also dangerous.
You see, once I get started on a home improvement project, I want to keep improving!
Here is my list of things I currently want to do to the house:
Install a storm door for the front entryway
Replace the water-damaged storm door that leads out to the deck
Replace the door leading out to the patio, which doesn’t close right and has rotted in the corner
Put new knobs and...
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I'm Taking a ?Staycation'
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Who knew that taking a vacation in your own city has its own buzzword' Staycation!
According to the Urban Dictionary, a staycation is defined as follows:
1.
staycation
A vacation that is spent at one’s home enjoying all that home and one’s home environs have to offer.
Even though I live and work in New York, I don’t always get to enjoy all it has to offer, what with my work commitments, but I sure did have an awesome time here during my spring...
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Finance Girl: Reluctant Patriot
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
On Friday, we received our $1,500 economic stimulus payment and a $213 state tax refund.
So, being proud Americans, we spent $3,467 on a new heat pump and $674 on a new hot water heater before the deposits even had a chance to hit the bank.
No need to thank us, America. We’re just doing our part to save the country…and not bake to death this summer…and have a hot shower that lasts more than five minutes…
Photo Credit: Be Patriotic or Else by Mike Licht, used under...
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What Do You Get a Man Turning 100?
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Why, a Mustang rental, of course!
I was looking through a friend’s scrapbook last night and there was a picture of a very old man sitting in the seat of a car. It was her husband’s grandfather, who was turning 100.
Apparently he’d always wanted a Mustang (he still jokes that someday he’s going to get one), so they rented one and picked him up for his 100th birthday party in it.
“After all, a 100-year-old man doesn’t need more stuff,” my friend...
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Reminder: Submit Your Diamond Claim by May 19
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
If you or your fiance/spouse purchased any diamond jewelry or loose diamonds between January 1, 2004, and March 31, 2006, be sure to get your claim in for a piece of the $295 million class-action lawsuit against DeBeers.
You can read more about the lawsuit here.
Although there’s no telling whether you’ll get $10 or thousands, you can look at the table in the article to determine the maximum amount you’re eligible to receive (it depends how many people file a claim, and for...
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Overheard: Kids Discussing Cell Phone Companies
From Finance Gets Personal, 1 year ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Wow, I feel super old.
This morning when I dropped my stepson off at elementary school, there were some fourth or fifth grade boys outside discussing which cell phone company they would choose if it were up to them.
“Sprint’s OK, but I think I’d pick AT&T.”
Crazy!
But consider this: According to a study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, one-third of children age 10-12 own a cell phone. And another market research firm recently estimated that 54% of...
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