When I was in the thick of paying off my personal loan, I always thought to myself, boy, once I've paid this debt off, I'm going to feel so good. I'm going to have so much more money to save every month. I'm going to be able to go on a vacation, save for a house, update my ... Read more...
Archives for June 2010
Hey, Did You Know?
That if you sign up for auto-payments on your student loans you get an interest rate reduction?Maybe I'm slow to the game, but I had no idea that was a possibility. I was browsing around on my loan servicer's site yesterday afternoon, and discovered that if I sign up to have my ... Read more...
Update on the Dentist
I posted last week that I need some dental work done. I also mentioned that I needed to find a new dentist who is "in network" with my insurance company. So I did, and I went in for an exam and another round of x-rays with the new dentist yesterday. I'm mad at myself for not just ... Read more...
Online Education and Talking Money with a PhD Candidate
Money and academia are topics that are becoming synonymous with one another. From sky-rocketing costs of a college education to the validity of a slightly cheaper online MBA program, money is becoming as important a topic as supplies when discussing school. Despite the prevalence ... Read more...
I Suck at Setting Goals
Because I always change my mind! I've mentioned before (many times, actually) that since paying off my personal loan, I've really struggled to find financial direction.Pay off the rest of my debt or save? This has been the financial question racking my mind for almost a year now. ... Read more...
Yep, This is Why Going to the Dentist Sucks
So yesterday I read Savings's post about her incredibly traumatic experience (financially and otherwise) with the dentist, and I got really, really freaked out. This was the third horror story I'd heard in the past month in which a person who hadn't been to the dentist in years ... Read more...
The Best Laid Plans…
On Friday morning I finally caught up with my principal for the first time since being back from Ohio. He was so thrilled that I went to the reading, and, although others frequently criticize him, he has been nothing but totally supportive of me and everything that I've asked ... Read more...
I’m Back!
I'm back from Ohio and back to blogging! I arrived back from the AP exam reading on Wednesday evening and this is the first morning I've actually woken up feeling rested in about two weeks, so I'm ready to buckle down and get some stuff done! The reading was fantastic. I had an ... Read more...