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From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 5, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET
I've recently begun to rethink something that has been a basic part of my debt-reduction plan. It's right there in the sidebar of this blog, in the About Me section: "working my way out of ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 4, 2020 at 8:59 pm ET
Sometimes I feel like I need to get a fresh perspective on my financial situation. When I started this blog, I made a decision to just track my debt and my savings and nothing else. ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJuly 1, 2020 at 3:05 pm ET
I didn't post an end of the month update for May, so this will show results from both months. Here's my progress to date on my 2008 goals and other more recent objectives:2008 Goals:Increase earnings ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 25, 2020 at 11:38 am ET
I joined two survey sites back in April and they are paying off well enough that I'm definitely going to keep going with them. One is MySurvey.com. I just got my first $10 check from ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 23, 2020 at 3:17 pm ET
I've been seriously considering canceling my Dish Network Account ($37.99 a month). I looked into basic cable and thought I could live with it, but when I called Dish Network today to put the cancellation ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 17, 2020 at 12:55 pm ET
I just made my credit card payments for the month, bringing my debt total down to $28,396.67, which means I've paid off $4,403.77 from the original debt.For the last two or three months, I've only ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET
This week marked the one-year anniversary of my enrolling in the Keep the Change program at Bank of America. In that year, I've painlessly saved $110.86, a few pennies at a time, every time I ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 10, 2020 at 12:48 am ET
Here's a list of the freebies I've received in the past month. All but the last two items are sample sizes:Seattle's Best coffeeL'Oreal Skin GenesisBlue Spa Select cat foodStarbucks coffeeFiber One Caramel Delight CerealMaybelline Mineral ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogJune 4, 2020 at 11:48 am ET
The 15th Edition of the Money Hacks Carnival is up today at Broke Grad Student with dozens of great articles on saving money, debt and credit, investing, the economy, and more. Also included is my ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 31, 2020 at 2:53 pm ET
One year ago today Nine Circles of Debt was born. It was conceived out of my growing sense of frustration that I seemed unable to gain control over my finances, that my debt had grown ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 31, 2020 at 2:53 pm ET
One year ago today Nine Circles of Debt was born. It was conceived out of my growing sense of frustration that I seemed unable to gain control over my finances, that my debt had grown ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 29, 2020 at 1:41 pm ET
As food prices have been creeping ever upward, I’ve returned to the classically frugal pastime of coupon-clipping. Although I’ve made a number of other changes, such as growing my own veggies and cooking more from ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 24, 2020 at 11:29 pm ET
I'd love to report that my lack of posts in the last week or so was due to my being on a beach in Hawaii drinking umbrella-adorned rum drinks. No such luck. My workload finally ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2020 at 9:03 pm ET
Don't miss this story on Nightline tonight. This family of urban homesteaders are my heroes. You can also check out their blog to get the day-to-day details of how this family of four adults lives ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2020 at 3:03 am ET
In case you've been holding off from opening an account with Revolution Money Exchange, keep in mind that today is the last day to receive the $25 bonus for new accounts. If you decide to ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2020 at 12:48 pm ET
I recently started actively seeking out freebies on the Internet and they're just beginning to roll in in the mail. But when I stopped to think about it, freebies pop up (and not just on ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2020 at 9:11 pm ET
I just published a review of Jeff Yeager's The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches on Associated Content. If you want to find out if this book will help you save money, you can ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2020 at 1:16 pm ET
My local library had a book sale this past weekend and I meant to go on Saturday, but got busy and missed it. Sunday is the clearance day and I almost didn't go because I ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2020 at 11:54 am ET
Sorry, I can't bring myself to call it a stimulus payment because in my case at least (and probably in most cases), it's not going to stimulate a damn thing. Because money is so tight ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2020 at 5:17 pm ET
Here's my progress to date on my 2008 goals and other more recent objectives: 2008 Goals:Increase earnings to $67,000.Decrease debt to $21,000.Increase e-fund to $3200.Add $2500 to retirement ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 2:01 pm ET
I just signed up to participate in the May Grocery Challenge over at Give Me Back My Five Bucks. My goal for May is $125, about $75 less than I usually spend. I'm counting groceries ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 30, 2020 at 1:29 pm ET
I got a check in the mail yesterday that was a distribution resulting from an SEC administrative proceeding for a fund that some of my IRA money is in. In other words, some fund that ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2020 at 2:52 pm ET
I got an offer from Netflix to pass on to friends to get a free one-month trial period for new customers rather than their usual offer of a two-week trial period. If you're interested, e-mail ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2020 at 2:36 pm ET
The good news is that more work is coming in and it looks very possible that May will be a return to a full work load. At least, it should be if project schedules don't ... ( more)
From Nine Circles of Debt - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2020 at 12:06 pm ET
The first ever Carnival of Snowflaking is up at Snowflake Revolution. There's lots of good advice about finding ways to snowflake by bloggers who are very enthusiastic practitioners. You'll also be able to revisit my ... ( more)
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