Archive for January, 2007
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Prosper Lenders Need to Check Out RateLadder.com
Yesterday I came across a new gem of a personal finance website, RateLadder.com. Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve read more and more blogs. I probably read over 50 blog posts a day from a variety of blogs. If I run into one blog that’s truly helpful a month, I’m pretty happy.
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Let’s Play “Invest Lazy Man’s Money”
The deposit for my Tax Year 2006 Roth IRA just went through. So now I have $4000 sitting an account waiting to be invested. I’m looking for an ETF to invest in. I have $8000 in Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB). I have another $8000 in Vanguard Total Market Index [...]
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1 vs. 100 Text Message
ScamLotteryI have to admit it – sometimes Energi Gal and I like to stay in on Friday nights. It’s not about saving money or anything like that. I think it’s just that it’s good to wind down from a long work-week.One of the shows that we like to watch is 1 vs. [...]
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Ikea Breakfast: 99 Cents
Yesterday Energi Gal and I went to Ikea. We needed some speaker stands and some shelving, but the real draw for going in the morning was their 99 cent breakfast. I turned out to be a pretty good value for the price. I’d say it’s about 2 eggs, 2 very thin [...]
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My Financial Week in Review #3
Once again, it’s time for a quick recap of what I’ve done in the past week with regard to money.
I finally moved forward with funding my 2006 Roth IRA. I had been procrastinating on this front for the last three weeks. It feels good to get in there. Once it’s there, [...]
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Potluck Dinners – Tacky or Frugal?
Energi Gal here with another post for Lazy Man…
The holidays have come and gone. During the season the topic of potluck dinners came to discussion. If you host a potluck dinner, are you tacky or financially smart? Growing up, my mother always told me that potluck dinners were tacky. If you [...] -
Taking the $10,000 Challenge
Free Money Finance is challenging himself to earn an $10,000 this year. While I disagree with his use of the 10% compounding, the goal is noble. Many personal finance bloggers are looking to save money and rarely are looking to make more. Needless to say, it got my attention.
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Shopping Online vs. Purchasing in a Store
There was a time when I believed shopping to be the same as purchasing. I could almost use them synonymously in a sentence. I’m betting that much of America feels the same way today.
I have changed. I now evaluate what I buy with a lot more scrutiny than I did in the past. Largely, [...] -
My Make-up Budget for One Day – $1400
No, I’m not Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, or Britney Spears. In fact I’ve never worn make-up except for that time when… well… no one wants to read about that.
A few weeks ago, Energi Gal (EG) started the following e-mail chain from work:
EG: Is $1400 too much to spend on hair and make-up for [...] -
Mattress Discount Season?
Energi Gal and I stepped into a Macy’s Furniture store yesterday in hopes of putting a mattress on our registry. It feels a little weird to put something so expensive on the list. I can’t imagine that 20 our closest friends are going to coordinate such a purchase. However, Energi Gal has a friend [...]
