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...
Work, Work, Work :/
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...
Holy Moly!
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...
Financial Updates + Happy Holidays
Some quick financial updates:+ I made a $500 payment on my car today! The balance is now under $6,000 - holler!+ My interest rate on my student loan dropped to 4.55% because I've made 36 consecutive on-time payments. Double holler!- My Christmas and entertainment spending got ... Read more...
Updates
- I will no longer be posting monthly goals. I always just come up with some random list because I feel pressured because it's the first of the month, then don't accomplish the stuff on the random list and end up feeling like a failure...even though I've usually accomplished a ... Read more...
Work. Work. Work.
I just did some quick math and realized that my average workday since school began in August has been 11 hours long. That doesn't include commuting, which would add another hour and a half on to that total. The by-product? I've been super-lazy about everything not directly ... Read more...
This Week +/-
This Week +/-:+ I planned some awesome activities for my AP psychology classes for next week, and I convinced my principal to reimburse me for the materials. Sweet.- I had to pay for an oil change/air filter, my personal property tax bill, and a $150 vet bill. + I had already ... Read more...
A Couple Updates
Ok, I'm still sucking at blogging, but I wanted to drop in with a few quick updates!1. My personal property tax bill arrived and it's about $200 less than I thought it would be! Yes!2. My cash savings are frighteningly low after my moment of insanity last week. Luckily, I have a ... Read more...
Updates, or I Suck at Posting Recently
The past three weeks have just flown by! I'm due back at school again on Tuesday, so I'm down to my last 48 hours of freedom. Since nothing too big is going on financially, I have a few random updates:- My brother came to visit me last week, unexpectedly. We did a bunch of ... Read more...
Updates + August Goals
I just looked over my July goals, and I failed at every single one, so no need to do an in-depth review there :/ Oh well. Onward and upward! Before I dive into my August goals, I have a few random updates: - Last week sucked. Seriously. Last Sunday I had to say goodbye to the ... Read more...