Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
I have a lot on my mind right now since I got back from NYC. Three restaurant reviews, some travel tips and ideas. Some DIY projects. Just lots and lots of stuff on the brain.
Plus I seem to have alienated some commenters by being defensive about my house purchase, but I have some ideas about [...]
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1) Dining out is cheaper than I thought. I had some banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches) for lunch with bubble tea. It was $15 for two. Flipside is that I ate a really expensive sushi dinner last night, but it was pretty good. (Will do a restaurant review later.) NYC is a mix of expensive and [...]
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I’m going to NYC tonight. The ticket was $134.00 via Amtrak. I am bummed that I missed the coupon code from We’re In Debt. I saw it just a few days too late to get a discount.
It’s cheaper than flying since it’s a $25 cab ride into town from LGA, and I would have to [...]
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This is something old I wrote which I serve up to you since I have nothing else today. Posting will be slow for the rest of the summer. I am sure I will have a lot to say about finances when my annual camping trip is done.
EDIT: I have added my own post by request. [...]
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Ms. MiniDucky called me out in her post about loaning her parents some money for a new business venture. This took some time and soul searching for me. I don’t usually respond to direct solicitations for advice. I’m not an expert on financial matters. I’m not professionally trained, but I think she’s asking me because [...]
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Seperating emotion from money is difficult. The trick for me was to get my emotions to work for my money. Saving money feels good. Getting a bargain feels better. Wasting money or silly impulse purchases feel bad.
Ain’t that the truth! She posted it in reply to a commenter on her Marketplace.org interview posting. FYI – [...]
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Last Friday night, I went for a 10-mile bike ride with my laddie. He’s into keeping fit so he finally motivated me to pull out my bicycle and get moving. While I spent $40 on some new gear, I got it all on sale. Performance Bike Shop is near my office and a quick trip [...]
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Highly focused on work lately so I don’t have much to say at the moment.
Two things though:
I am teaching my boyfriend to skip dessert. It’s lighter on the wallet and on the waistline. But the flan last night was tempting. La Lomita on Pennsylvania Ave near RFK, gets a big thumbs up for Mexican food.
My [...]
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Sistah Ant asked me this and the short answer is, I probably don’t do anything since I don’t think I live very frugally at all. I think I deny myself very little in life that I really want.
Upon deeper reflection, I suppose these are the main things I do that save money or rather, I [...]
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