Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
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Flexo just linked me in a post about throwing money away from your employer. I’ve got golden handcuffs as well, if I want to stay for the 2009 bonus season, which is awfully tempting.
Thanks to Flexo, I didn’t realize that I’d saved about $17K over the last 18 or [...]
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I broke $20K on my 401k balance this week. However, there is a small footnote to it. That is the full balance of all contributions, for which I am not fully vested. I am only 20% vested right now. When I hit the two year mark, I’ll be 60% vested. But either way, it’s still [...]
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I figured out the problem of the returned check fee on my credit card account.
I pulled money into my credit card account for a payment, rather than push out from the checking account. Therein is the problem. In my haste, apparently, I picked the wrong account. I really hate paying on the credit card company’s [...]
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Trudy’s in Austin has some amazing food.
I was out in the field camping this past weekend. It was fabulously rainy. I don’t think I ever dried out. Many thanks to SFOrdinaryGirl for her guest post while I was gone.
Anyhow, it was a good thing not to rent a car this weekend. Finding a ride in [...]
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EDIT: I forgot to explain or rather introduce myself as Sfordinarygirl, the guest blogger while the Mapgirl is on vacation during this long holiday. I blog about living in San Francisco on $30K a year and finding my dream job. Thanks to Mapgirl.
And so I wanted to share my crazy dream when I retire – [...]
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I got a surprise when I checked my primary checking account. My federal tax refund has arrived! Seeing that it’s over four figures, I am putting most of it towards my credit card debt.
I see that I have netted $400 in reduction on my credit cards this month. Add the additional $1k+ I am paying [...]
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One of my favorite movie quotes. It makes me giggle every time.
However, I’m putting this up because I think Blogspot blogs are down again.
Thank my lucky stars that Flexo helped me move off it last year.
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Endless Gibberish on how much does it take to earn 1 cent in interest each month. He looks at ING Direct and HSBC.
A very interesting breakdown. As you can see, it’s not much money. You probably have three times that amount sitting in a coin jar somewhere.
Now the question is, will you deposit it for [...]
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Savvy Steward asked me about putting money into a Roth IRA. Currently I do not have one, and with my Debt-O-Meter as is, I am not sure where I’d squeeze out the extra cash to put money there. I backed off on maxing out my 401k contribution so I could have a little more money [...]
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FMF is going scold me for getting a pet, but I got a pet. It just sort of happened to me.
My co-workers were smoking outside when a parakeet landed on the shoulder of one of them. Apparently this little guy is trained and very social. He likes to perch on your finger. They decided to [...]
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