Archive for the ‘about me’ Category
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
A frequent personal finance blogger gimmick is to reveal the contents of their wallets or purses. I am mildly interested in such posts and I thought some of you might be as well. So here goes:
Work ID card. I rarely use a work ID, but sometimes businesses in the area ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
I have never played poker for money. I have played a half-dozen hands of Texas Hold 'Em just for chips with no money backing them, but nothing more serious than that. I won a couple and lost a couple and pretty much enjoyed the experience. On the other hand (no ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
I was recently asked what I would do if I needed an extra $200 and only had two weeks to acquire the money. I have couple of ideas:
Pray. We are often given unexpected, small sums of money by friends and family. For instance, Sarah was given a $20 gift card ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
When I started Rocket Finance a year ago this month. I originally hoped to pattern it after Hustlermoneyblog and sought to become a source for deal, steals and bonuses. Over the next few months, as I spent time interacting with other members of the personal finance blogging community, especially those ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
I have come to enjoy my Saturday posts, not just because they involve one of my favorite subjects: coffee, but because they are little more laid back - and fun! Today's post is not necessarily fun, but rather more reflective.
I have mentioned on a few occasions that we are moving ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
My financial story is not particularly unique, however I believe that many people, especially young people in their 20's who are contemplating marriage or have just graduated from college can benefit from reading it. I put myself and my family into a great deal of financial trouble because of a ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
A debate over credit cards has been swirling between Ana of Debt-FREE Revolution and Madison of My Dollar Plan. I really hate to get on the bad side of Ana - she has a serious antipathy toward plastic - but I must come down on the side of Madison.
You see, ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
So I spent about 15 minutes a couple of nights ago, talking to my 3 and 5 year old's about money. Nothing too complicated, no IRA, mutual funds or 401k's were mentioned. We mostly talked about the differences between a penny, nickel, dime and quarter. How many pennies is a quarter ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I am a big believer in the wise use of rewards credit cards. That said, I was rereading I Paid for this Twice Already's post about snowflaking. Snowflaking, in PaidTwice understanding, is a neat way to put away a little extra cash on a tight budget. While I considered the concept, I realized that I ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
In the last year, we have refinanced our minivan, our home, our HELOC and applied for several credit cards that offered good sized bonuses. Our credit score has taken a bit of a beating - it was pretty high to begin with so we had a little room to play ...
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