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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
In order to meet our budget, my family must earn at least $400 a month from alternate sources of income. There are many sources of this income - some of which I hope to be detail in the coming year. Our #3 source of alternate income this last year was ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
If you haven't figured out where I am coming from on the global warming debate, read the comment thread here and here and then check out this article:
U.S. Senate Report:
Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007
What does all of this have to do with ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
I just checked out the cash back rewards balance for our Chase Freedom Card. We have been using the card regularly since June and have since earned close to $115. (only $85 to go and we can redeem our award for a $250 check!) Once we cash that check, we are then going to start ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
My family recently took a trip to visit family. We have three children, ages 5, 3, and 9 months. The trip required 4.5 hours of actual time in the air and a lay over of approximately 2 hours both ways. I originally intended to keep careful track of our expenses and ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
This is the most wonderful time of year for our family - and the most difficult financially. We have so many unplanned expenses that sometimes all we can do is throw money at the problem and hope we can take care of it in January. Every year we attempt to ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
. . . the other day. She is very low maintenance. My wife wears little make-up, does not require manicures, pedicures or tanning and she can go for a long time without a haircut. She waits for a long time to go to the hair salon because she can't bear spending that ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Some posts from the last month that are worth reading again:
$100 LaSalle Bank bonus
Coffee Tip - Cinnamon!
Mind's Eye
Hustler Money Blog Announcement
Does Your Pastor Check Your Giving Record?
Another Vacation On the Cheap (relatively)
Make Some Extra Cash
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
According to bankrate.com, 68% of Americans are unable to reach their monthly retirement savings goal. This seems like a relatively large number to me - a surprisingly high number actually. The survey implies that these folks have actually set goals for their retirement. The number might not have been so surprising if it ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
I just received this notice in the mail last week regarding our car loan payment. We are pretty tight for cash right now so I am tempted to accept the offer, but I'm not completely convinced that the deal is such a good idea in the long run. Here is the pitch:
Good news! There's ...
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
One of my favorite personal finance blogs is Mighty Bargain Hunter, however his post from yesterday might tend more toward miserliness than bargains.
I fully recognize and accept that Christmas is overcommercialized, but let us not throw out the proverbial baby with the bathwater. Overcommercialization does not have to steal the joy that my family derives from ...
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