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Archives for October 2012

It’s Time To Admit…

October 31, 2012

…that I agree with Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. Well, let's be clear about that: I agree with the broad strokes of Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. I agree with aiming for a debt-free life. I agree with taking a "gazelle ... Read more...

Goals, Uncategorized

Hurricane Hiatus

October 29, 2012

I'm going to be on a hurricane hiatus for the next few days, so while you're waiting for my return (ha!) I thought I'd feature a few of my favorite old posts that you might have missed. These are some of my favorites, if I do say so myself! Me And Carrie Brashaw Taking ... Read more...

Blogging

Follow Up: If Your Goal is Early Retirement, You Have the Wrong Goal

October 26, 2012

On Monday, I tried to spark a controversy about whether or not early retirement is the right goal to be pursuing. I'm sure that the statement itself revealed my sentiments about the matter, but in case it didn't: I think that people who have the goal of retiring early have the ... Read more...

Retirement, Work

Student Loan Payoff Milestone!

October 25, 2012

Guess what?! My federal student loan - my only remaining debt - crossed another payoff milestone this week. It's officially below $11,000!  When I started blogging almost four years ago, I had a hard time envisioning the day that my debt level would be so low. It feels like ... Read more...

Student Loans

If Your Goal is Early Retirement, You Have the Wrong Goal

October 22, 2012

Discuss.                   At the end of the week I'm going to write a long post detailing my thoughts on this issue, incorporating your comments and ideas. So weigh in! Let's get a good dialogue going this ... Read more...

Retirement, Uncategorized

Getting My Feet Wet: Investing With Lending Club

October 15, 2012

Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post! I've written on a couple of occasions about my desire to get started with investing some of my extra monthly cash, now that I have most of my debt paid off and a small emergency fund in place. On the advice of one of my fellow personal ... Read more...

Investing

Is Your Arrogance About Your Finances Holding You Back?

October 12, 2012

Ok, guys. I'm going to admit something really big here. Like, I've never admitted this to anyone before, and I really considered not leading with this little tidbit about myself in this post because it's so damn embarrassing. But in the interest of honesty, here it goes: In ... Read more...

About Me, Blogging

Frugal Food: Lentil Soup

October 9, 2012

I used to think I hated lentil soup. I always experienced it as a flavorless bowl of mushy lentils and vegetables. This view of lentil soup persisted until one snow evening when I was in graduate school and my roommate whipped up a batch of it. Skeptical but starving, I accepted ... Read more...

Frugal Food

Four Lazy Ways to Improve Your Finances

October 8, 2012

All of the following are quotes lifted directly from popular personal finance blogs: "I went without buying any new clothes or shoes for a whole year - it was hard, but totally worth it to get all my debt paid off!" "I never, ever go to restaurants or put my clothes in the ... Read more...

Debt, Savings

Paying Teachers More Is The Only Way To Fix Public Education

October 1, 2012

A few weeks ago, my friend Kevin from Thousandaire and I started going back and forth on Twitter about teacher pay. The conversation sprang from an article I tweeted about how teachers get screwed, pay-wise. For the life of me, I can't find the original article. But the ... Read more...

Teaching, Uncategorized

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