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Articles I Liked This Week

by mapgirl on April 16, 2010

I haven’t been collecting up things I’ve been reading due to work commitments, so a sampling for you this week:
The Supreme Court on Mutual Fund fees for 401k participants
The Black Suit
Boston Gal has the Depreciating American Dream series from WBUR in Boston. (Where else?)
Revanche remembers her grandmother. I think this is an amazing woman.
Krystal’s boyfriend [...]

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Articles I Liked This Week 2/1-2/7

by mapgirl on February 9, 2010

5 New Rules for Credit Cards – I am taking these to heart. No messing around in 2010. (Can you believe it’s February already?)
This article pretty much sums up my answer to Ted about why I didn’t consider a Hyundai Accent. As much as I have a lot of K-pride, I do not drive K-cars. [...]

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Articles I Liked Last Week 1/25-1/31

by mapgirl on January 31, 2010

I loved this one from Well-Heeled. It’s stuff she wouldn’t buy. Nor should you.
Story that breaks my heart and is totally an awesome reason for getting out of debt.
This one is older, but I didn’t see it till this week. Flexo is guest posting at Get Rich Slowly. Break out of your Comfort Zone and [...]

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Trying Out The Mixer

by mapgirl on April 15, 2009

I tried the Alton Brown Pizza Dough recipe this weekend. I did my usual 1/2 and 1/2 with whole wheat flour. (FWIW, I use King Arthur White Whole Wheat flour so my brain doesn’t think I’m eating ‘whole wheat’.)
Before buying the mixer, I would spend 30 minutes hand-kneading the dough and wearing myself out. Now [...]

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NYTimes has an article about modifying child support due to uncertain economic times.
A man who had been laid off from a factory said he managed to find work at Mets games, but for less pay, $9 an hour. Another man, on the verge of eviction, begged for a break from his $315 monthly payments.
“Last week [...]

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Articles I Liked Last Week

by mapgirl on March 17, 2009

It’s been a while since I did a link roundup. I apologize since I’ve not been reading blogs lately. But these I thought were great enough to post for you.
Charity Contest – Enter yours!
Eating in LA on $67 a week
Is Anybody Listening? – I can’t watch. It makes me cry.
No rental allowed? – Gosh I [...]

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Banking: The Way It Could Be

by mapgirl on February 11, 2009

Read about Citizens South and what they are doing with the bailout money and how much their CEO makes. Oh yeah, they’re right across the river from Wachovia and BofA in Charlotte.
Corporate responsibility and stewardship. He’s taking care of my taxpayer money and helping his community in the ways it needs helping.

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Great Article on Technology Accessibility

by mapgirl on January 6, 2009

Cool geek stuff. I think I am particularly impressed at his efforts to make mobile technology user friendly for blind people. Since my cousin is deaf, I’m fascinated that his sister uses her T-Mobile Sidekick to use TDY services to talk to her brother by basically typing her whole conversation. It beats the old way [...]

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Happy Holidays!

by mapgirl on December 24, 2008

Happy holidays! I hope 2008 has been a wonderful year for everyone.
Posting will be light over the next few days but in the meantime, please enjoy some posts:
2008 Bathroom Renovation
2008 Goals
Using Up Flexible Spending Funds (oldie but goodie)

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Best Summary of What’s Going On

by mapgirl on September 22, 2008

Kiplinger’s has a fantastic, concise summary of the events surrounding the financial crisis and what might happen in the future.
I have to agree with the last point. Don’t lose hope. I’m a horrible pessimist and extremely negative about most things in life, but truly I think the markets will recover. Just keep on doing regular [...]

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