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Archives for 2011

Is It Ok To Just BE Ok With My Debt?

February 16, 2011

Is it ok if I just say: I'm fine with the debt I have left and I'm just going to make minimum payments because, seriously, I'm so sick of being in "debt payoff" mode?Would I be a bad PF blogger?Would I be screwing myself over in some way?Would I be copping out?For the record, if ... Read more...

Debt, Savings

It’s Official: I’m Stressed Out

February 13, 2011

According to my doctor, I have been experiencing anxiety attacks. You know what my response to that was?Oh good, something else to worry about.I went in because I've been experiencing some shortness of breath accompanied by a feeling like my heart is racing. It comes and goes and ... Read more...

Stress

20 Financial Milestones For Your 20s

February 6, 2011

I know I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I thought I'd take a look at how I measure up to Gen Y Wealth's 20 Financial Milestones for Your 20s. I must be in a list-y mood this weekend :) Here's what I'm looking at as I close in on my 26th birthday:#1 – Finance a ... Read more...

About Me

Money +/- (1/21-2/4)

February 5, 2011

Here's what's been going on in my financial world for the past two weeks: - My car required a total of $470 worth of repairs after my very stupid trunk handle incident. + I convinced the dealer's technician to knock off the labor charges for repairing the handle. + My ... Read more...

Updates

Work, Work, Work :/

February 2, 2011

This week has been absolutely ridiculous, and next week will probably be worse. Ahh!But I'll be back this weekend with something interesting. Promise! ... Read more...

Updates

Higher Up-Front Costs for Longer-Term Savings

January 25, 2011

Something I've recently embraced as a PF enthusiast is the idea of paying more money up-front in order to save money in the long term (or get more value out of a product). I actually have two examples from the past 48 hours to illustrate how I'm making this principle work for me. ... Read more...

Smart Shopping

This is So NOT the Post I Should be Writing Today

January 22, 2011

Yesterday I got paid and I added $350 to my Freedom Fund. Go me. I was planning on writing a post about how happy I am to be working towards my #1 2011 goal as soon as I got back from my Weight Watchers meeting (I lost 4 lbs.). Too bad I decided to stop at Target to get some ... Read more...

Cars, Money Out

Here’s Something I Don’t Get

January 19, 2011

I don't get it when people vaguely say, "you know, I spent a lot of money last week so I'm going to spend less this week." And then they actually do it.Without checking their credit card statements every day. Without setting daily spending caps until their next payday. Hell, they ... Read more...

Psychology of Personal Finance

Eleven in 2011

January 17, 2011

So after a bit of an absence, I'm back and ready to tackle 2011. My first step is to significantly change my 2011 goals. I decided to take a different approach from the one I initially proposed. Instead, I'm going to set 11 goals for 2011. Why? Because it sounds cute :) But ... Read more...

2011 Goals

Holy Moly!

January 8, 2011

It's been a long time since my last post! In fact, this is my first post of 2011! Well, first I got slammed with back-to-school stuff, then I got sick (I still am, actually), then my Internet started seriously acting up. I'm working on getting things under control, but I'll be ... Read more...

2011 Goals, Updates

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