Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
2010 Goal #1
Pay down credit card debt by $5000
PASS – I am still on target to pay off one card at the end of this year. I am moving my Debt-O-Meter to 35% because I’ve been at that figure for the last month. I’m going to pay the minimum for the next two months while [...]
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That’s not a reference to the record snowfall in DC this winter. But if it was, yes, I herded a lot of snowflakes with a shovel the past 2 weeks. (Can you say 3 weeks of trash piling up in the alley?)
I don’t participate in any special snowflaking or debt snowball sites, but I do [...]
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Like Grace says, it looks a lot like last year.
2010 Goal #1
Pay down credit card debt by $5000
2010 Goal #2
Fill the Save-O-Meter to $4K
2010 Goal #3
Save $10K in my 401k plan
I’ve modified my ambitions this year because well, just like Grace says, I make my goals the same as every year because I don’t meet [...]
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Right now, I’m still sitting on about $12K of credit card debt. It just doesn’t seem to go down. There is always something putting pressure on me to run them back up. Since I have utterly failed on all my goals this year, I have a new plan formulating for 2010.
I am thinking of rolling [...]
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I have very mixed feelings about Elizabeth Warren. I think she is smart and intelligent. I respect her opinion on many things, but I did not always agree with her testimony about protecting consumers from themselves. (The link is to a PDF of House testimony. I disagree with needing a specific agency for consumer financial [...]
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First off, you want to use the free service at AnnualCreditReport.com. (Yes, that is the right link. No, I don’t make any money if you click it.)
During my credit counseling sessions we advise our clients not to use TransUnion because they force you to sign up and create an account. Because we are in a [...]
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When my sibling asked me for a bridge loan last week, the only way for me to help was to take out a balance transfer for a low APR. But then my sibling emails me and lets me know it’s not needed anymore.
Well I’m now wigging out about a large balance transfer request in process. [...]
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I got a happy call today from my boss. I was nominated for an award at work for being a stellar brownie. It was approved by upper management and I’ll be receiving $1500.00 on my next paycheck. After taxes and 401k deductions, I should end up with about $800-900.
The question for you is:
Should I snowflake [...]
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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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I have moved my meters. My Save-O-Meter is down to 4% right now. I started liquidating it to pay down my credit cards and cover my travel expenses to CA this month for my father’s 70th birthday.
The flipside is that I got to move my Debt-O-Meter to 24%! I’m very excited about this since I’m [...]
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