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Archives for August 2012

I’m Vested

August 28, 2012

As of exactly one week ago, I'm vested in my pension.  From what I understand, this means that, if I were to quit my job today, I could draw $2,284 per month, every month, for the rest of my life, once I reach retirement age - for me, this is age 52. Actually, at this point, ... Read more...

Retirement

There’s A Lot I Still Don’t Understand About Money

August 27, 2012

I'm approaching my fourth (!) anniversary as a personal finance blogger. In that time, I've learned a lot about money. Not only about my own finances, but about financial topics in general. As a result of my involvement with the PF community, I could tell you the difference ... Read more...

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Fake It ‘Til You Make It

August 24, 2012

When I first started teaching I was 22 and totally in over my head. I was barely older than my students, fresh out of graduate school, and had no clue what I'd gotten myself into. There were a lot of moments - a lot of moments, guys - that I had no answer to a student's question, ... Read more...

Psychology of Personal Finance

Building a Career: What I Know So Far

August 21, 2012

In my twenties, so far, I've made many, many mistakes. I got into a lot of debt. I messed up really good relationships. I wore bad outfits, smoked too many cigarettes, and exceeded the speed limit on a near-daily basis. But one thing that I've managed to keep moving forward with, ... Read more...

Uncategorized, Work

Should the Basics of Money Management Change if You Have a Troubled Past?

August 17, 2012

A few days ago I read an interesting piece over at XOJane. The author is basically saying that people judge her all the time for living paycheck-to-paycheck, but as a 29-year-old woman who formerly struggled with an eating disorder and an addiction to drugs, she doesn't really ... Read more...

Psychology of Personal Finance

When Do You Let Your PF “Freak Flag” Fly?

August 15, 2012

About a year ago, a friend of mine who was newly married told me about how she and her husband were in the process of shopping for life insurance. She complained that life insurance is a complicated product and that they were having a hard time choosing between whole-life and ... Read more...

Money and Relationships

I Think I’ve Come Down With a Case of Never-Good-Enough-Itis

August 13, 2012

When I first started blogging about money almost 4 years ago, I used to think to myself, "if I could just pay off this personal loan, I would be soooo thrilled and feel soooo much better about my finances." Then I paid it off. Pretty much within 24 hours, I started thinking, ... Read more...

Goals, Savings, Security

Just A Reminder

August 10, 2012

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Random

Book Review and Giveaway Tuesday!

August 7, 2012

A few months ago, I was contacted about reviewing the newly-released, updated edition of a personal finance classic: Suze Orman's The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying. Of course, I jumped at the opportunity! First, let me ... Read more...

Book Review, Giveaway

Expensive, But Worth It

August 6, 2012

Ok, here's the truth: about certain things, I am very, very cheap. There are so many things that I get annoyed about spending money on. Parking and cover charges immediately spring to mind, but there are lots of other examples. I drive the people in my life a little nuts ... Read more...

Spending

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