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Monday, April 7, 2021

Goal Priorities Backwards? (9 clicks)

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April 7, 2021 at 10:41 am ET

I have 3 financial goals remaining for 2008, and right now I’m the furthest along in my quest to eliminate Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) from the mortgage. With momentum on my side, I’m eager to finish this one off, but is it the wisest move? Let’s see… The other two remaining goals are paying off the auto loan [...] ... (more)

Sunday, April 6, 2021

Charlton Heston 1923-2008 (10 clicks)

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April 6, 2021 at 9:02 am ET

I really liked the Planet of the Apes movies. Even the cartoon shows that they used to air. I still do enjoy sitting down and watching them, though more often than not, the Marky-Mark version is the one on television these days. I never did like Charlton Heston though, in the original or the Marky-Mark remake. He died [...] ... (more)

Friday, April 4, 2021

Considering a Hybrid to Save Money? Think again! (10 clicks)

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April 4, 2021 at 5:32 pm ET

With gas prices on the rise, and likely to continue to rise, I’m sure you’ve thought about it. What, with all the press “going green” and hybrid models have received lately, it’s hard not to let it cross your mind. That’s right — plonking down some coin to get a hybrid vehicle to save money in [...] ... (more)

Benefit to Losing an eBay Auction (14 clicks)

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April 4, 2021 at 8:25 am ET

So Wednesday night, I ventured onto eBay again, except this time I wasn’t looking for a good deal… Finding myself with a bit extra in my checking account and without any credit card bills in sight (woo-hoo!), I took a big step backwards and went hunting for game worn hockey jerseys. My vice. I had one [...] ... (more)

Wednesday, April 2, 2021

PIAC Site Stats for March 2008 (2 clicks)

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April 2, 2021 at 9:46 am ET

Who doesn’t like to talk numbers? Sure, I’d much rather go over financial numbers this morning, but over the past few days, I feel I’ve beaten them to death. There isn’t much left to go over there until my next paycheck comes in. So for the first time ever, and like many other sites [...] ... (more)

Credit Cards Paid Off; Up next…Mortgage & Auto Loan (3 clicks)

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April 2, 2021 at 7:42 am ET

By my calculations and over the trend of the past few months where my income has dropped, but stabilized, and after all of the monthly bills are paid, I should now find myself with roughly an additional $1500, on average, in my checking account each month for “daily life” expenses. Prior to this month, 100% of [...] ... (more)

Tuesday, April 1, 2021

Net Worth Update: April 2008 (12 clicks)

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April 1, 2021 at 1:29 pm ET

As has been the case of late, almost in a routine fashion, the end of the month upswing in the markets has bailed me out of another negative month. The train keeps on rolling… not a single down month since July 2007 and that was due to a siding payment. I’d be shocked if I [...] ... (more)

Monday, March 31, 2021

Plant a Penny, Grow a Money Tree (7 clicks)

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March 31, 2021 at 8:33 am ET

Next to my desk at work, on the window ledge, I have a money tree. More often than not, my co-workers excitingly mistake it for a marijuana plant and move in for a closer inspection. Not sure what that tells you about my co-workers. When I tell them it’s a money tree, they kind of roll [...] ... (more)

Sunday, March 30, 2021

Find IT on eBay (13 clicks)

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March 30, 2021 at 7:15 am ET

I buy my pants on eBay. Contrary to what you might think, they don’t even come in a can. Yep, it’s true. For years, the jeans I wore weren’t exactly designer, but they weren’t from J.C. Penney either. I’d say I was generally spending around $60-$70 on a pair of jeans. For the [...] ... (more)

Friday, March 28, 2021

Kick off to the Savings Season (4 clicks)

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March 28, 2021 at 7:23 am ET

With my credit card balances wiped out, it’s time to start putting some of the newly available money towards savings. My finances aren’t totally in order yet and it will still probably take another two paychecks before the shock of zero credit card debt sinks in. By then, things should be settled and back into a nice [...] ... (more)

Thursday, March 27, 2021

$28k+ Credit Card Debt Eliminated (19 clicks)

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March 27, 2021 at 7:37 am ET

Well, today is the day I’ve been waiting quite some time for. I just sent a $508.13 payment to Chase and effectively eliminated the very last of my credit card debt! I received my first credit card, the first one that wasn’t attached to my parents’ account, back in the summer of 1997. The very first [...] ... (more)

Wednesday, March 26, 2021

Connecticut Named Richest State (3 clicks)

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March 26, 2021 at 2:01 pm ET

Connecticut might not be gaining people very fast, but it’s at the top of the pack when it comes to gaining income. In 2007, Connecticut not only remained the nation’s richest state — it widened its lead, a report today showed. Total income per person rose from $50,762 in 2006 to $54,117 last year — the [...] ... (more)

Señor Bernanke? In a Sombrero? Really? (4 clicks)

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March 26, 2021 at 8:40 am ET

You hear about “the Fed” on every broadcast of the nightly news these days, you see his face more often than not in the graphic to the right of your local anchor’s head, but who is this guy? Where did he come from? Amazingly enough, Ben Bernanke came from South of the Border… No joke. [...] ... (more)

Tuesday, March 25, 2021

Goal on the Verge of Being Crossed Off (5 clicks)

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March 25, 2021 at 7:15 am ET

Having just submitted payment for my auto insurance this morning (via an e-payment), all of the bills are now paid for the month of March. Nothing due to come in until the second week of April. Best of all, I only have $500 left in credit card debt and payday is this Thursday. Wow. Looks like I’ll be crossing [...] ... (more)

Monday, March 24, 2021

Re: Carnival of Personal Finance #145 (2 clicks)

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March 24, 2021 at 7:38 pm ET

So I participated in my very first “Carnival of Personal Finance” this week and I have to admit that for the past few months, I’ve been avoiding all of the carnivals as they’ve always seemed a little goofy and essentially nothing more than, well, link farms… But I must say, it’s brought me some new [...] ... (more)

The “In the Black” Plan (8 clicks)

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March 24, 2021 at 7:44 am ET

I’ve started putting together a few ideas for when the time comes that I’m finally in the black (excluding the mortgage). My first idea was sparked by a recent comment that Dedicated made on my posting about my rapidly approaching dilemma of uncertainty. After running the numbers this morning, over the past 36 months, I’ve been paying [...] ... (more)

Sunday, March 23, 2021

Thank You, Easter Bunny! (8 clicks)

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March 23, 2021 at 7:24 am ET

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Friday, March 21, 2021

Not So Lucky Lotto Winners (9 clicks)

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March 21, 2021 at 3:20 pm ET

You can’t win if you don’t play. That’s my problem. I don’t play. But for those out there who do play and are hoping to get rich via the lottery, here’s a story from Canada that may make you re-think the “lucky” numbers you select… 239 2nd-prize tickets cut payout Second-prize winners of Wednesday night’s Lotto [...] ... (more)

Monthly Payments vs. Weekly Payments (12 clicks)

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March 21, 2021 at 7:01 am ET

While paying down my debts, I’ve noticed that there is one thing that stands out more than anything else as being responsible for my success. I’ve been doing some calculations recently on how I’ve managed to pay down my debts as rapidly as I have. I’ve found that the pace seems to exceed my income — [...] ... (more)

Thursday, March 20, 2021

Mission Accomplished. Now what? (11 clicks)

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March 20, 2021 at 7:48 am ET

Okay, okay, like President G.W. Bush, I spoke too soon. And I’m not referring to Iraqi freedom either… I’ve been working on eliminating my debts for years now. I’ve used quite a few methods to get to where I am, both good and bad, but now the end is in sight. I can see it. [...] ... (more)

Tuesday, March 18, 2021

Re: Pending Rate Cut (5 clicks)

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March 18, 2021 at 1:35 pm ET

There’s no telling how the market will react to the Fed’s rate decision and accompanying economic statement. Anything less than a full-point cut could trigger frenetic selling, while anything more could rekindle the feeling that the credit markets and economy are in worse shape than Wall Street thought. What? It’s nonsense like this that makes me wish [...] ... (more)

You can put lipstick on a pig… (3 clicks)

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March 18, 2021 at 11:47 am ET

But it’s still a pig. Or a recession. Slowing economy. Credit crisis. Call it what you want, but let’s just put the lipstick down. I’m sick of all of action the Fed and the government has been taking over the past few months to try and feed the ecomomy. Save people’s houses. Bail out the banks… Even the tax rebate stimulus plan [...] ... (more)

E-Bills are the way to go… (14 clicks)

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March 18, 2021 at 7:40 am ET

I was really late jumping on this bit of technology. Back in December, I decided to consider abandoning the check book for most of my monthly bills. I signed up to pay online with the various utility companies and my cell phone provider. Those are pretty much the only variable monthly bills I have. I [...] ... (more)

Monday, March 17, 2021

Scam: Fiscal Activity (Tax Refund Form) (10 clicks)

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March 17, 2021 at 7:36 am ET

So I got this email from the IRS late last week regarding a tax refund for $268.32 that I’m apparently due to receive in 3-9 days if I respond to this email… I think I’ll pass… ... (more)

Friday, March 14, 2021

Payoff Delayed (2 clicks)

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March 14, 2021 at 8:26 am ET

I updated the progress bars on the right this morning and you’ll see that I didn’t pay off the credit card balance in full with my last paycheck like I had originally planned on. I have the funds in my checking account to do it, but it would make things rather tight for the next two [...] ... (more)

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