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Monday, December 11, 2020

counter offers

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December 11, 2020 at 1:51 pm ET

Well, there's been a tiny bit of progress on the investment property front... the sellers were planning to counter my offer, but their agent called my agent and gave him "the number". My agent ... (more)

No word on the offer... (2 clicks)

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December 11, 2020 at 7:30 am ET

Our offer to purchase the four-unit expired yesterday. I'm fairly certain they didn't accept it (our agent would have called), but I still am hoping we get a counter today. I also found a really ... (more)

Friday, December 8, 2020

Just submitted an offer... (8 clicks)

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December 8, 2020 at 12:53 pm ET

... on the four-unit apartment I saw for the second time last night. Even Mr. Savvy gave his approval (which is rare, he's pretty picky), so we decided to submit a low offer. ... (more)

new blender.

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December 8, 2020 at 7:48 am ET

We just got a new blender and it rocks! My brother thinks life without blended drinks is hardly worth living, so he order this awesome refurbished Kitchenaid from Amazon for only $35. It ... (more)

2006 Property Tax Bill (2 clicks)

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December 8, 2020 at 7:12 am ET

It's that time of year again... I just received our 2006 property tax bill and am happy to report that it is up only $20 over last year! The means that my property tax ... (more)

Monday, December 4, 2020

five hundred and twenty-five (1 click)

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December 4, 2020 at 8:35 pm ET

This is post number 500 at the Savvy Saver! I didn't even realize it until today, otherwise I would have come up with something more momentous.... instead I bring you $25 ING Direct new ... (more)

Saturday, December 2, 2020

Chase/Sony promo is back. (1 click)

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December 2, 2020 at 8:38 am ET

The Chase/Sony card promo is back, this time a $150 card credit will be given 8-12 weeks after the first purchase. Mr. Savvy and I have taken advantage of this offer multiple times in ... (more)

Net worth - 1 year review (2 clicks)

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December 2, 2020 at 7:34 am ET

This month marks the 1 year anniversary of our use of NetworthIQ. I was looking forward to this event because it allows me to do a very easy comparison of where we were this time ... (more)

Thursday, November 30, 2020

Back in the game... (3 clicks)

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November 30, 2020 at 2:09 pm ET

Because spending $40,000 on a new garage isn't enough debt for me (ha!), I'm back to looking at investment properties. Right now, there are three two that I'm really interested in. One is ... (more)

Wednesday, November 29, 2020

Stocking stuffers from Amazon (1 click)

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November 29, 2020 at 2:39 pm ET

Amazon's got some pretty good holiday deals going on in their kitchen department. You can combine any of these with their $25 off $125 offer using NOVSAVER. These make some practical and inexpensive ... (more)

Sunday, November 26, 2020

Off the beaten path (2 clicks)

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November 26, 2020 at 7:27 pm ET

My Black Friday shopping this year was more eclectic than ever... my parents and I started the day around 9am at a restaurant supply store, where I bought some very reasonably priced, and heavy duty, ... (more)

Thursday, November 23, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving.

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November 23, 2020 at 7:52 am ET

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone finds themselves healthy and happy today. Obligatory list of what I'm thankful for.... 1. That my brother graduated this year, moved in with us, and found a job! 2. ... (more)

Wednesday, November 22, 2020

Citi loaned me $22,000 at 0%... (15 clicks)

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November 22, 2020 at 8:20 pm ET

... and is going to give me a $550 bonus for paying it back. I just got the weirdest/bestest offer in the mail from CitiCards. I have a 0% balance transfer with them that has ... (more)

And the estimate is... (1 click)

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November 22, 2020 at 5:31 pm ET

We finally have an estimate on the garage.... $38,000. That includes insulation, drywall and finish work, electric baseboard heat of the second story, concrete slab and all concrete flat work, trim and other detail-type ... (more)

Tuesday, November 21, 2020

Young people in debt (3 clicks)

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November 21, 2020 at 7:10 pm ET

USA Today is beginning a six-week series on young people in debt. Over the last year, it seems the media has done quite a bit of scrutiny of 20-somethings and their spending and saving ... (more)

free hotel stay (2 clicks)

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November 21, 2020 at 6:41 pm ET

I was entering my expense report for my trip to Philadelphia last week, when I noticed that the hotel I stayed at had charged me twice for a room service meal. I called up ... (more)

Monday, November 20, 2020

going blind and out of FSA money (2 clicks)

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November 20, 2020 at 9:29 pm ET

My employer's benefits are changing on January 1st (and not for the better), so I made my annual vision appointment for a couple weeks ago. Rather unexpectedly, the amount of correction I need increased ... (more)

Monday, November 13, 2020

In Philadelphia... (4 clicks)

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November 13, 2020 at 7:56 pm ET

I'm in Philadelphia all this week, traveling for business. I have no financial wisdom to share, but felt an obligation to check in and let people know that I was away from home (like ... (more)

Friday, November 10, 2020

demolition complete. (3 clicks)

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November 10, 2020 at 7:53 pm ET

The removal of the garage only took an hour or so... and let's just say the ease as which they tore it down confirmed our long-stand suspicion that our garage was a complete piece ... (more)

The demolition has begun. (3 clicks)

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November 10, 2020 at 9:38 am ET

I'm working from home today while the work crew is here tearing down our old garage and a huge portion of our driveway. It's been beautiful here all week, I think getting up to ... (more)

Monday, November 6, 2020

Update on demolition

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November 6, 2020 at 7:32 am ET

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Sunday, November 5, 2020

One week after the end of Daylight Savings, and I ... (9 clicks)

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November 5, 2020 at 7:37 pm ET

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Moving old retirement accounts (2 clicks)

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November 5, 2020 at 8:30 am ET

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Saturday, November 4, 2020