Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
Not to sound like a total corporate shill here, but Hilton currently has a ‘Double Dip‘ program so you can get both hotel and airline points. Better yet, if you use Delta this summer, you can 3x airline points. Charge the hotel & airfare on your American Express and that’s even more points! (And none [...]
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Two years ago I started a consulting job with 6 suits. That was sufficient since I spent most of my time there in a warehouse facility and I wore khakis and a dress shirt on most days and though I could get away with jeans and t-shirt, I rarely wore that unless it was Friday [...]
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For some reason, little kids love the word ‘monkey’. It will send them into fits of giggles. I’m having one of those priceless trips with my newphews and niece. They’re all much too cute and fun. I like watching their personalities develop.
Was it worth it in terms of dollars? Yes? No? Maybe? Certainly from the [...]
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I’ve got a new baby niece so this warrants a trip to California. I’m excited. It’s just for a few days for $350. I am a big fat dorky auntie but I cannot wait to cuddle her. SQUEE! Like her older brother, I have to be reminded that she is not a doll, but a [...]
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I saw the Starbucks free pastry promotion today, but didn’t click through to print the coupon. I just ran downstairs to get a pastry without reading about it first. (Damn you Twitter! No one tweeted the coupon in 140 characters!) So I got a coffee, but no pastry. It was around 10:45am anyway, which was [...]
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For those of you not following my Twitter feed, I should have left DC this morning for sunny Silicon Valley, but my flight was canceled due to the SNOWPOCALYPSE. (Now with Thundersnow!)
Facts:
I bought the ticket via Orbitz.
It is a codeshare flight on USAirways operated by United Airlines.
There is 8″ of snow on my back deck [...]
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How much are the holidays costing me so far?
$1560 – for three plane tickets to CA from DC and Philly
$162 – for my cabin rental on my camping trip with friends
This does not include the $100 for Christmas presents for the nephews and ~$100-200 for my boyfriend’s present. I’m upping the ante this year because [...]
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Already another question!
Me Without Debt asks in regards to my NYC Trip:
“Do you believe $64.90 Clothes and $250.36 Boots are trip expense or clothing expense?”
Both. It’s clearly a line item in Quicken as a Clothing expense. But I wouldn’t have spent the money on boots if I wasn’t in NYC. It’s actually somewhat irrational to [...]
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$43.50 Bus ticket
$10.00 Metro card fill
$8.00 cab ride
$1.25 bus ride in DC
$6.64 snacks on trip
$64.90 Clothes – new dress, cami
$250.36 Boots @ Steve Madden
$20 – Moon cakes for Harvest Moon Festival
Total $404.65
Only $89.39 was spent if you subtract out the clothes.
I ate most of my meals with friends so I didn’t spend any money on [...]
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I’m very excited to go to New York City this weekend. The ostensible reason is for the NYC PF Blogger meet up that Flexo is coordinating at Mercer Kitchen on Saturday. But that was only the reason that drove me to finally book a visit upon two couples with new babies and another friend who [...]
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