Archive for the ‘family’ Category
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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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
The average lifespan for an Australian is among the longest in the world. Males live 78.5 years and females live an average of 83.3 years according to The Australian. However, no one will live forever and unfortunately, some of us will land "down under" the average.
Life Insurance is once of the best ways ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
My parents were good with their money. They worked hard and lived frugally, and even gave us an allowance from time to time. However, they were either unknowledgeable about financial issues beyond the basics or didn't think them important. The bottom line is that they never spoke about investing, mutual funds, IRA'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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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Our family enjoys watching Rachael Ray's program on the Food Network where she documents how she is able to experience the cuisine served in various tourist traps around the US and the world. For some reason, even my 4 and 3 year olds will sit and watch most of a 30 minute ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
I wear corrective lenses. Someday I would like to spring for lazer eye surgery, but I haven't focused on saving for it yet. I order a year's supply of 1 month disposable contacts and make them last about two years. At my age, my presciption is not changing very quickly and ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
For several months this year, the American Express Gold card has been offering 25,000 bonus points if you sign up and make one purchase. This promo has ended. If it gets reinstated, you will find out here first.
Anyway, I acquired the card, made my purchase and used the points for ...
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
My wife and I save a lot of money by not drinking alcohol or smoking, however, we both have a weakness for coffee. Other than highspeed internet (which we both use for our income purposes as well), it is probably our biggest pure luxury expense. We try not to buy "coffee ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
In August, I had a car that got great gas mileage, could carry a canoe, and could fit my whole family in a pinch. It was paid off and reliable.
Then I hit a Ford F-150 and totaled the vehicle.
I was pretty bummed. We were unable to afford a replacement since we only ...
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