Archive for June, 2006
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The Verdict is in…
My fiancee has gotten the position in San Francisco. It’s a huge promotion for her and will mean more money for us (provided that I can find a software engineering job in the software engineering capital of the world). I’m sure that sounds like I’m justifying it, but it could mean a [...]
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Sprint Billing “Error”
[While I'm still waiting to see if I'm moving to San Francisco...]
Back when I bought my Treo 700P, I had a feeling that somehow I’d be forced to give up my grandfathered $10 all-you-can-use data plan. Word was, that with the increased high-speed data network, a new phone would make you get a [...] -
No News Yet
There’s no news yet on the possible move away from Boston. I’ll keep you updated, though it will get crazy if we end up moving.
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Moving to San Francisco?
Up until about a week ago, it had never crossed my mind that I might ever live outside of the Boston suburbs. It’s funny how the best laid plans sometimes turn. My fiancee is a finalist in getting a huge promotion – one that would make her working life incredibly better. I [...]
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Prosper Payment Late
Well, I guess I learned the first thing in my attempt to be a loan shark. If everyone was always paid back 100% of the time, I suppose everyone would do it. I haven’t lost my money yet, but one of my loans is 15 days late. I’ve heard that if they [...]
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Why I don’t have an Emergency Fund
Before you shoot me for the title, I do need an emergency fund. In fact everyone needs to have one. However, I had one that’s a little non-traditional. Of the people that have emergency funds, it seems like most have them in bank accounts earning very little interest. Some of them [...]
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Free Red Sox ticket
Work offered me a free Red Sox ticket the other day. I’m a fairly big fan if I haven’t said it before. I may have caught about 80% of the games on TV this year . Of course I’m usually doing other things, it would be terribly unproductive otherwise. Hmmm, but [...]
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Net Worth Going in the Wrong Direction
For the third straight month since I’ve started really keeping track of my net worth, it’s gone down. While that is scary, a closer examination shows that I’m losing money in my retirement accounts due to a weak stock market. Considering that I don’t plan to access this money for 35 years, I’m [...]
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Buy vs. Rent
Adventures in Money Making, a favorite read of mine, brought a an article about renting to my attention. The article, Misconception: Renting is for suckers, gives a rule of thumb for when you’d be better off renting vs. buying a home.
Immediately, I thought, I really have to read this. The general consensus is [...] -
Saving Money When Dining Out
I hope that I’ve been clear about how cheap I am. If I haven’t, this post might set the record straight. So here’s my guide to eating out on the cheap…
First off, head for the big meal at lunch if you can. Not only are the meals cheaper, sometimes half price, but [...]
