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Thursday, August 7, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 7, 2020 at 3:35 pm ET
When I was 19, I got a credit card through the bank formerly known as MBNA on my college campus in exchange for a size XL T-shirt and a mechanical pencil with my school's logo. ... (more)

Tuesday, August 5, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 5, 2020 at 1:23 pm ET
Murphy came knocking last month in the form of a $424 power bill. It turns out the second A/C unit is totally dead. It had a long life; it was a vintage 70s ... (more)

Monday, August 4, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 4, 2020 at 8:04 pm ET
One of my clients, let's call him Jim, owns many car dealerships all over the state. Jim's also a nice guy, and I have really enjoyed working for him. I was never really ... (more)

Sunday, August 3, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 3, 2020 at 4:21 pm ET
You pay 6.2% of your income (up to 102K) to Social Security, and your employer pays 6.2%. You "save" 12% of your income for retirement, in theory. I have no illusion that I ... (more)

Friday, August 1, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
August 1, 2020 at 11:00 am ET
The haters are really not going to like this month. With fiance's business finally making some serious money, we almost tripled our net worth this month to a hair short of 30K! WOW. ... (more)

Thursday, July 31, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 31, 2020 at 10:47 pm ET
I followed up on my $1500 ER bill that should have been $200. My insurance is expensive, and it has very clear co-pays. There's no percentages, there's no exclusions. I looked it ... (more)

Wednesday, July 30, 2020
Why I Heart Roth (36 clicks)
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July 30, 2020 at 6:46 pm ET
Warning: Math-Heavy Post! I only have 4K left to go on my 401K, but I changed it to Roth. I earn way over the cap for a Roth IRA, so a Roth 401(k) ... (more)

From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 30, 2020 at 6:18 pm ET
I should have known that my ER visit would not be as easy as a simple $200 co-pay. The optimist in me wanted to believe that the system works, that you get what you ... (more)

From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 30, 2020 at 6:18 pm ET
I should have known that my ER visit would not be as easy as a simple $200 co-pay. The optimist in me wanted to believe that the system works, that you get what you ... (more)

Monday, July 28, 2020
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July 28, 2020 at 8:36 pm ET
A couple weeks ago we took my ridiculous, flashy car to a gay nightspot. We never thought of it as a big deal. This is a big city with a lot of diversity, ... (more)

Sunday, July 27, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 27, 2020 at 4:30 pm ET
I set and then revised some goals for the year. I'm on par to achieve all of them.I'm going to set some goals that may not be this year or next year, and they ... (more)

Thursday, July 24, 2020
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July 24, 2020 at 8:42 pm ET
I called the power company about my crazy $424 power bill. They said it was based on real meter reads, and then sent me this worthless email about how space heaters suck energy. ... (more)

Wednesday, July 23, 2020
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July 23, 2020 at 7:49 pm ET
A while back, I posted about a friend who bought a house she couldn't afford with her boyfriend. I got an update through the grapevine.Her house must have been in pre-foreclosure because her parents ... (more)

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July 23, 2020 at 9:30 am ET
In my heavily medicated recovery days at home, I got to spend some time with the TV, the Netflix, and the Tivo. Tivo, ah she knows me so well. Tivo recorded four episodes ... (more)

Monday, July 21, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 21, 2020 at 10:19 am ET
I ended up in the ER this weekend for 10 hours. It was embarrassing and painful, and I barely avoided surgery. In the end, the fall-out is: 2 days off work & $200 ... (more)

Friday, July 18, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 18, 2020 at 8:29 pm ET
Now that the business is paid off (yay!) and we have some truly DINK-worthy income, it's time to make some priorities. Current debts: Car #1: 4,934 (7% -ouch!)Car #2: 26,576 (4%)Total: 31,510 So, the ... (more)

Thursday, July 17, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 17, 2020 at 8:51 pm ET
The big check we've been waiting on came in. Ten grand. Wow. The business is paid for and then some. I was shaking when I was holding it. I've never seen ... (more)

Tuesday, July 15, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 15, 2020 at 9:53 pm ET
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! The business debt is$2883.53Wow. It has been a long haul since the $18,350 in start-up costs for the business. But now ... (more)

Monday, July 14, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 14, 2020 at 7:58 pm ET
As debt reduction grows closer and closer and I can (again) taste being debt-free, I know I can't do it because I have to save some cash. We are cash flowing wedding expenses for now, ... (more)

Thursday, July 10, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 10, 2020 at 9:38 am ET
Good googly moogly! What is going on with power!I have a 1,400 sq. ft. townhouse with a shared wall. My power bill is from $80 (winter) to $160 (last month, May). June's ... (more)

Wednesday, July 9, 2020
Rebalance Done (2 clicks)
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 9, 2020 at 9:29 am ET
I don't have a deep explanation for this. It's better than it was before, at least.This is a random snapshot from some point at the middle of the day yesterday. I put my ... (more)

Monday, July 7, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 7, 2020 at 5:54 pm ET
I posted earlier when I got a personal trainer at the gym next door about a month ago. This has been one of my best expenses yet--money well spent. I feel just incredible. ... (more)

Sunday, July 6, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 6, 2020 at 12:22 pm ET
Whew, the money keeps flowing. I'm glad I can cash-flow these expenses Just bought a couple more things for the wedding.I went to etsy.com. Those crafty ladies can custom make you ... (more)

Saturday, July 5, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 5, 2020 at 10:13 am ET
Inspired by Mrs. Micah's financial confession, I confessed that I needed to rebalance my almost 50K in retirement funds. Clearly, Fidelity 2050 and Vanguard 2050 are just not aggressive enough for me.The problem. ... (more)

Friday, July 4, 2020
From Dog Ate My Finances - view blog entries - visit this blog
July 4, 2020 at 11:31 am ET
Not so long ago, I got a used, big, white wedding dress (90% off!) for formal parts of the wedding. For reasons I can't quite explain, I also wanted a traditional dress from my ... (more)

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