Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
BostonGal says, “Seeing how many people are on the Millionaire in the Making list due in part to secure state, government, or military pension plans is becoming a bit of a downer for me. Should I try to start a second career as a state or government employee? Just so I can get guaranteed income [...]
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Now, the part you’ve been waiting for! THE FOOD!
The food was pretty good all weekend. Because three meals of our trip were going to be provided as part of wedding festivities, boyfriend and I agreed to pick up some beer, sodas, and snacks and have one really nice meal. We picked up the equivalent of [...]
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We went two places run by the National Park Service down at the Outer Banks. However, the lands pass available for $80 is only good for admission to one place, Kitty Hawk. It won’t cover the climbing fee at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The Kitty Hawk Memorial was interesting to visit. It was $4 a person, so [...]
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The Outer Banks are one of the few places left where you can drive a car out onto the sand. There are designated areas for it, but some are only seasonal, and you can only drive from beach to beach in Corolla, far north of where we stayed in Nags Head. Though we spent a [...]
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Thanks to SFOrdinaryGirl of SF Money Musings for stepping in with a guest post for me. I read her blog regularly, partly because I miss San Francisco so much. Wish her luck on her new roommate search. It’s tough to find a good roommate with all the kooky people out there. You have run a [...]
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*Guest Post*
I’m SFordinarygirl at Sf Money MusingsI’m a 26-year-old girl still making $30K a year after two years at a job I’m desperately trying to leave. Thanks to Mapgirl for allowing me to contribute a guest post while she’s enjoying her three-day vacation.
I want to emphasize the importance of eating and buying local food. Over [...]
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We are taking the off-road vehicle because we’re going to a beach that allows them. WHEE!
It’s not fuel-efficient to take this car, but in the name of fun, we spend extra.
My friends, Mr. and Mrs. Peanut, will be tying the knot on the beach. Very exciting stuff. Mr. Peanut and I met 5 years ago [...]
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1. My old company’s 401k plan finally rebounded back to $24K this week. It’s bad that I haven’t rolled the funds over, but I like the international funds available to me there. I think I will wait a bit longer to do the rollover though since I’d like the balance to rebound back up to [...]
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I’m not a huge camper, but I have done it to go to music festivals and stuff like that. This past weekend I went out to the George Washington National Forest for a little camping trip. We had tagged this weekend for the last month as a target for a small trip, but the weather [...]
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