Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
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I must have done something horribly wrong when [...]
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Because I am in a regularly meeting knitting group, I decided for the really regular folks, I’d give out some bottled honey from my boss, the bee-keeper. It worked out really well. I got ten half pound jars at a discount and one of my friends ripped hers open in front of us and put [...]
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The original agenda was a night out at a cabaret show and then a house party. Turns out the house party is starting early. Therefore, I have no guilt on skipping the cabaret show admission and any drinks purchased there.
I will have to take the hostess a gift for the party since it is also [...]
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Gah. I hate you people. I got tagged by Golbguru and LAMoneyGuy.
I already did 100 Things About Me. Wasn’t that enough?! FIVE MORE? Sheesh.
Ok. 5 more. But THIS IS THE LAST TIME. I mean it.
1. I am currently experiencing a crush on a Cary Grant lookalike. When he told me yesterday evening that I [...]
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No posty today. Possibly later tonight. Work is work and must get done if I want to watch that net worth graph rise up to the sky!
But I have a great many things on my mind. To keep you occupied, I give you this from CNN Money.
My friend in Manhattan and I were just talking [...]
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Some of my friends have moved to the country to escape the high real estate prices in DC. I drove out there Sunday and found myself driving up and down some pretty crazy inclines. I was sweating bullets and downshifting into first and second a lot.
I think to continue visiting, I’m going to need 4-wheel [...]
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I got really busy with work the last few weeks, so I haven’t been keeping up with the PFBlogosphere. Today was another humdinger day at work. That half-priced burger last night was worth it. I used to work at the Arlington Drafthouse and find it too smoky for me, plus I wasn’t in the mood [...]
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I finally learned how to change the fluorescent light bulbs in my kitchen. It makes a little buzzing noise!
Other helpful advice:
1. Get a really tall ladder or a really tall friend to help. Otherwise your arms will get really tired over your head. Do your tricep extensions. They’re pretty sexy and you’ll need those muscles [...]
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Hat tip to IRA for the Ben Stein link.
One of my female friends told me about an engagement ring discussion. Her boyfriend asked her if she would rather have an engagement ring or a downpayment on a Manhattan apartment. She basically said she wanted a ring. This led to another discussion about money and presents, [...]
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Read this and this.
Let me just say now, I love Chapstick. My family is a loyal Chapstick family. It was the first thing my dad ever bought in the US. He got a black Chapstick in the Anchorage airport on a layover during their immigration flight to the US. Daddy uses nothing else on his [...]
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