Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
Now that I covered the non-financial side of my departure from my last job, I will cover the financial side as much as I can. Every place is different. Each time is different but I hope I can offer you something here for your next transition.
The first thing is that I was leaving around the [...]
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This is a two part series. Part one is the non-financial side of planning an exit from your job. Part two is the financial side.
Exiting gracefully is an art. Don’t look to me for a graceful exit. I have quit in fits and starts. Pique. Spite. Exhaustion. They’ve all played parts in my departures from [...]
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This new gig is going to require a wardrobe adjustment. I got a memo telling me my first engagement is business casual, but that many of the other offices in the building are formally dressed. Well, well. I can take a hint. I’d better buy some pantyhose and full suit outfits.
Luckily for me, when SingleMa [...]
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But if you need a quick budget worksheet, Michelle Singletary has one at the Washington Post. You don’t need to log in. The link is direct to a PDF file, which you can read for free with Adobe Reader.
It’s fairly comprehensive. I admit, I hate budgets and I usually use the budgeting tools in Quicken [...]
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I’m in training, so I’m struggling to have anything to write at all this week. I am brain-fried from powerpoints and all too-energetic presenters.
I’ve been reading Millionaire Mommy Next Door. I keep meaning to blogroll her. I don’t read all the time, but I do think her data driven analysis is convincing. She’s smart and [...]
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Free Money Finance coincidentally posted an article on shorter commutes by Penelope Trunk, on the same day I said that a shorter commute is one reason why I switched jobs.
So if you have a bad commute, you are probably not very happy. And you should know that a bad commute spills over into all aspects [...]
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If you have a spare pair of eyeglasses, please consider donating it to this exhibition in London.
Most of my prep school friends were Jewish and a few of them had family members who were Holocaust survivors. It would mean a very lot to me.
I think this would be a fitting way to get rid of [...]
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To elaborate a little more about my job and what I hope it will be:
1. I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint. I know it sounds cheesy, but I will be able to commute via public transport for my first engagement with this consulting firm. I find that pretty exciting to get a portion of [...]
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EDIT: Contest update. I forgot a deadline. As I am super busy, you have until Saturday, 1/12/2008, 6pm EST to enter by leaving a comment.
Today, January 7, 2008, Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge turns 2 years old.
What a long strange trip it’s been. Some of it good. Some of it bad. But always interesting.
What’s happened?
- I went [...]
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That’s the headline of a Michelle Singletary article from Sunday helping you set and keep goals.
Honestly, one of the best things you can do is make your goal very visible. Michelle writes about putting up a whiteboard. I’ve heard of writing it in dry-erase marker on your bathroom mirror. I used to keep post-it notes [...]
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