Archive for December, 2006
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Shopping for Sales Today
Today is one of the best days to go shopping for sales. I often go and replenish wrapping paper, name tags, boxes, and bows. If you can hold out a few days or a week, you can get even better deals. Personally, I believe that waiting for the perfect deal prevents me from getting the [...]
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So this is Christmas… and what have I (financially) done?
It’s nearly the end of the year, so it’s a good time to look back and see what I’ve done.
I’ve maxed out my 401k plan and will be writing a check for the maximum Roth IRA soon.
I’ve moved across country where my expenses have dropped while increasing my income nearly 25%
I’ve started investing in Prosper [...] -
Alternative Income Streams Schedule Change
Up until now, I had been posting my Alternative Income Streams every two weeks. I’m going to switch it to once a month starting with the new year. Why not continue the two week schedule?
With my company finally offering a 401k plan, I prefer to save money in this way. This doesn’t [...]
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Frugalism vs. Capitalism III
Rich Slick over at Get Rich Slick has a rebuttal to my post yesterday. To continue the debate, here’s a rebuttal to his rebuttal…
1) By “that dollar will be taxed”, I mean that a dollar saved is dollar in your net worth. A dollar earned could be only 72 cents in your net [...] -
The $250,000 Identity Mistake
Last night I was watching the new NBC show Identity. I thought it would be terrible, but it’s really not bad. There’s a crazy rule and it drives me crazy. If you get everyone’s identity right and get to the final two, they take away your Mistaken Identity - your do-over if [...]
