Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the monthly archives:
I bought some gas early this week so I could truck my butt out to the boonies for a corporate conference in the countryside. It was actually pretty great as I got some excellent training for my resume that directly impacts my project. All meals were paid for out there and I was covered for [...]
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Time to try something different with spending. Now that I’ve moved to mostly debit and cash for my daily spending on lunch, gas and whatnots, I’m having a hard time tracking spending again. I am going to have to write stuff down once more.
I can tell that most of what I’m buying is lunches out. [...]
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I’m sorry I didn’t post earlier today, I’ve been in training camp for work and without email access during the day. I’ll probably be spotty on the posts for the next few days for that reason. I’ll be lucky if I get to post at night.
The upside? I’ll have three No Spend Days. (Well, almost. [...]
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DC’s District Sample Sale. It’s Tuesday, September 9th.
The District Sample Sale is Washington’s biggest and best high-end bargain shopping event. The evening features 20 of Washington’s best designer clothing and shoe boutiques selling their end-of-season wares at liquidation-level prices, with many previewing their upcoming season looks at exclusive event prices. The DSS also features cocktails, [...]
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I’m in the midst of a project today so I wasn’t going to post, but I couldn’t ignore The Frugal Duchess. I am a long time admirer of Sharon’s and had the wonderful opportunity to meet her [...]
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Sorry for the dry reports. I’ve got the summertime blahs when it comes to blogging.
I ended up with nothing in my wallet on Friday afternoon. I admit that I went to the supermarket to buy some groceries for lunch on Wednesday and used my debit card. But I also ended up skipping lunch on Thursday [...]
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I’m learning how to be more ruthless throwing stuff away. I’ve watched my boyfriend clean up his house. He’s extremely tidy. He doesn’t keep paper around. He shreds it or throws it away immediately. He does not sweat the small stuff. I think the only receipts he saves are for taxes. If it’s not tax [...]
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I just ran some numbers. If I sold my condo and cleared a bit of cash, say $15K, even with my salary, I’d hardly be able to upgrade to a full one-bedroom in a nicer part of town. I worked up some numbers with the Kiplinger’s Real Estate calculators. I used the one to find [...]
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I know I have to get out. This place is going to the birds. I ran into a neighbor of mine and frankly, there is a situation afoot which I do not like. I don’t mind so much the foreclosures and the low price being set on one of the condos in the building. If [...]
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