From the monthly archives:
So, a kind of big thing has happened to me in the past few weeks…
I’ve been dating someone!
It’s been amazing so far. I won’t go into too many details here…this isn’t a relationship blog. But I am really excited about it, and so far I think it’s going well.
But, I’ve established a mental “dating fund” [...]
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With my LendingClub.com account : )
If you haven’t become a Lending Club member yet, sign up now and get all setup for 2009!
Get started: HERE
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Last Christmas, I was still completely broke and every penny spent was full of guilt. Plus the shame of seeing some of my family and not being sure if they knew of my mistakes or not.
The Christmas before was spent checking my phone for forex and stock quotes while I traded the last few thousand [...]
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As the end of the year approaches quickly, tax season is coming and faster. Here are some simple tips for preparing for taxes:
Get up to date on all accounting. If you’re behind on your books now is the time to get them up to speed. If you don’t have a personal accountant and you’re a [...]
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I love my mother. She took care of me for more than 18 years and was more concerned about me than herself when I told her that I had wiped out her brokerage account with my day trading addiction.
She’s pretty much 99% of the reason It’s past midnite and I’m still up working.
Sure, [...]
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I love snow.
I know it’s a pain for alot of people, but I absolutely love it. It just makes everything so serene, so quiet, so beautiful.
Here’s Pike St. in Seattle. Closed. (photo from flickr by moohaha)
I’ve lived in Seattle for about 5 winters now, and I think we’ve had real snow (a few [...]
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Awhile back I found this thread on fatwallet about getting free movie passes to movie screenings. Being a sucker, I found a company that does screenings in Seattle and signed up for their newsletter. Turns out free movie screenings really are free and quite legit. You just gotta arrive a bit early to make sure [...]
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So, I’ve been reading a really fantastic personal finance book lately. I don’t usually read personal finance books, because, I don’t know, I feel like I get enough finance every day with the literally 100’s of blogs I subscribe too.
Anyway, I got this book from a publisher for free. I’m not sure if it’s been [...]
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I’ve been on edge again as of late. At least I now can recognize pretty easily what has me in a tizzy:
No schedule – I hosted friends for 3 days this weekend. No alone time + watching every word I say = stress.
No cash buffer – This one is a stretch, because I have a [...]
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For quite awhile, especially right after my bankruptcy filing, I figured my credit score would be shot for life. I just kind of gave it up as something out of my control for the next few years.
Well, I’m changing my mind. I want to try and rebuild my credit score up to where it [...]
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