Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
Let it be known, that St. Valentine, is not my favorite saint. I’m just saying. It’s a dumb holiday. I can say that as someone who has a sweetie pie this year so that remark comes from the afterglow of a pretty awesome Thursday.
Last night I spent the best Valentine’s Day in the last 10 [...]
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I just heard that an old family friend and his wife just had a boy. To acknowledge the life event, I sent something from their registry. It was the least I could do. This friend is a doctor and was a great help to me during my dad’s hospital stay in 2006. Even though we’re [...]
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So I did one last trip. I had given myself a budget of $1000, but I ended up breaking it. I spent another ~$251 on two more suits. That is $1000 on four suits, $15 on a pair of shoes, $20 on tights, ~$80 on two dresses and ~$40 on a new pair of earrings. [...]
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Updated status: My PRK eye is not doing well. The bandage lens was drying out but I didn’t know it. I never wore contact lenses so I had no idea I was supposed to be soaking the lens as much as possible during the first 48 hours. So I have SPK, which mainfests itself as [...]
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Ah… 2008 wedding season is starting to rear its ugly head. In the past 2 months, I have received invitations or save the date notices for three weddings. I have known about one for over a year. The other two are for very short engagements, lasting at most for 6 months.
I have an Indian wedding [...]
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Here’s a few more thoughts on the matter.
#1: HC made a great point about waiting for your first paycheck to arrive. Sometimes, you get caught short for a month when you start work because you’re waiting for direct deposit to kick in, etc. I’m rethinking how I budget stuff due to changed pay cycles. I [...]
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The Money Blog Network has asked us how are we doing on 2008 goals. I’m putting the juicy stuff up front. Not so great.
Goal #1
Specific – Contribute to my 401k plan
Oy. I am having a rough time of it right now. Because I work for a large firm, much of this process is automated. The [...]
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Sometimes I like to browse the hardcore geek blogs like Gizmodo, Engadget, Life After Coffee, etc. One that I like to read is a general geek blog called Scobleizer. He’s a former Microsoftie, who is slightly controversial for using his blog as a PR tool for his company’s products. But hey, we all have to [...]
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