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Monday, December 24th, 2007
In the First Light
In the first light of a new day
No one knew He had arrived
Things continued as they had been
While a new born softly cried.
But the heavens wrapped in wonder
Knew the meaning of His birth
In the weakness of a baby
They knew God had come to earth.
As His mother held ...
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
in posting is underweigh. I have quite a few ideas for what I think are good posts, however I have begun working a few more hours at my part-time job. I make $19 an hour at my part-time job and about $.10 an hour at blogging. I plan to keep ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
This is a story that many of you may have read before. I think it accurately demonstrates the tax system in the United States. I'm curious to see if Plonkee can poke any holes in it.
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Check out the 103rd Festival of Frugality at Plonkee Money:
My picks include "cut shaving costs by 90%" from Golden Fleece Blog. I figured out that straight razors are a big waste of money a long time ago. I use an electric razor that I can use for a week without ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
At what point does one go overboard in finding ways to save money?
I was recently at someone's house and had occasion to open their refrigerator in search of food. It was with their full knowledge - I was not "snooping".
Anyway, I came across an ordinary, run-of-the-mill, resealable or 'ziploc' plastic bag in one of the ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
I am contemplating a job change - not just a job change, but a complete career change. It is a very scary thing to consider with a family and a mortgage and everything else. . .
There a number of factors that are affecting this decision:
I need to make more money.
I am ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Check out the 12 Days of Christmas, Personal Finance Style begining at Being Frugal today. Yours Truly will be contributing on Day 8.
What does "8 maids a milking" have to do with personal finance? Find out a week from Tuesday.
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Hearts, the card game and personal finance.
I recently spent a long vacation at the home of relatives who do not watch television or have internet or really have much to do around the house at all. We visit here once a year and while they are very nice people, I ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
. . . aught to be shut up in a room with no windows and do internet searches for articles on social security with a dial-up connection.
I love online bill pay - especially with my Chase checking account. I pay everything with the checks that are generated through online bill ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
I received another link from Digerati! Yeess!
I am still relatively new to the world of blogging - at least the technical side. I have been reading blogs for as long as they have been around, but only blogging for a relatively short time. The other night I was messing with ...
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