Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
I have a couple of wants. I would like to buy 2 or 3 new suits for work, a raincoat, 2 new pairs of dress shoes for work, a manicure and a facial.
I could put forth a lot of justifications for wanting these things because they’re ‘for work’. But I’ve been enough of a smart [...]
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When my car popped a tire in Philadelphia two weekends ago, my boyfriend jumped out and put the spare on for me in about 10 minutes. The car’s low tire pressure light came on and stayed on. I was really worried that I’d spend a lot to get this fixed and turn off the dashboard [...]
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I swear it’s not my fault. The trouble is finding me.
1. I have a scratch on my driver’s side window and my sunroof from an errant piece of snow/ice that came flying out of nowhere one night. I remember this clearly because I was with a friend going to a warehouse club to buy groceries [...]
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Great article in Salon.com about hipster kids living off of food stamps and eating well.
Apparently, there was some backlash too.
Best line?
By the way, a whole rabbit at Lexington Market is $10, feeds at least four people, and is healthier than factory-farmed chicken (around $6 for a whole one at the same market).
People assume that things [...]
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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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I know this article at SmartMoney is probably old hat by now. (It’s from January.) I ran across it in a waiting room the other day and it occurred to me that I’ve never really explained what’s going on between me and my boyfriend and living together.
I have a huge personal issue divulging stuff about [...]
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I’m having some professional difficulty right now and I feel like quitting and finding a new job. Unfortunately, I don’t have an emergency fund to float me during a period of unemployment. I have the windfall from the sale of my car and my tax refund which won’t be coming for a while since I [...]
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I think I’ve had at least 4 since last Friday. In a good or bad way, I’ve been able to get out of the house and spend money because my boyfriend has a 4×4 vehicle. We were able to re-stock on groceries before getting slammed again with snow last night. So that’s 3 days in [...]
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I’m not a fan of Dave Ramsey, but he’s spot-on about having ‘gazelle-like intensity’ when it comes to debt repayment.
This year, despite whatever financial crisis my parents are having or whatever they want (like a new-ish car for their 40th wedding anniversary), I need to pay down my debt. I have flat out told my [...]
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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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