Posted in Blogs I Love, Miscellaneous on 8 April 2008 | 4 Comments »
One of the solid pieces of financial advice in the pf world is to find a way to make money using your talents and hobbies.
This gives that advice new meaning.
Two artists have started that website–Wants For Sale–and are selling paintings of things that they want. The twist? The painting sells for exactly the price of [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Spending on 28 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you haven’t already, join in the great debate about a home being/not being an investment. I am really enjoying hearing everyone’s different opinions, though I still maintain that a home makes sense financially, but it is not an investment. As Wanda said in her comment, “I HAVE to live somewhere. Thus a primary residence is [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Goals and Progress, Spending on 17 March 2008 | 8 Comments »
Krystal’s doing an April budget challenge, where everyone chooses an area of their budget to cut back in. I generally do pretty well on my budget (I spend ~$500 on non-rent categories each month, including student loans), but here’s my budget secret:
I am over my budget every single month.
It’s true; even if I do really [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Socializing on 29 November 2007 | 11 Comments »
And, as of 11:30pm tonight, I will be free of out-of-town guests who I love dearly and can’t wait to be rid of.
Promise to catch up on reading, commenting, and posting this weekend.
Posted in Blogs I Love on 1 November 2007 | 1 Comment »
Since work has been kicking my ass, I’ve been really bad about reading my favorite blogs. I’m slowly catching up, a blog at a time. I’m very excited about seeing what I’ve been missing!
Posted in Blogs I Love, Dreams and Aspirations on 24 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
…jump over to Fabulously Broke and read her post about JK Rowling and fighting through the everyday for your dreams. Very inspiring!
Posted in Blogs I Love, Goals and Progress on 24 October 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have joined the group W Personal Finance, which is a network of women personal finance bloggers! I’m really excited to be part of the group, because I really feel strongly about women’s voices being heard. I also strongly believe that for various reasons (pay gap, living longer, leaving the workforce to have and/or raise [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Saving on 14 October 2007 | 6 Comments »
Thrifty Penny wrote on Friday about how she and her boyfriend impose a “Fat Tax” on themselves. They have to put money in a jar if they skip workouts or if they go out to eat; basically, they’re paying a tax for any activity that promotes obesity.
I love this idea! Not only is it a [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Financial Emotions on 4 October 2007 | 5 Comments »
Both English Major and Krystal have tackled two of my biggest financial fears in the past 24 hours, which has brought them to the forefront of my mind. Which is, after all, not a bad place for them; the more I think about “worst case” scenarios, the harder I work to prepare for them.
English Major [...]
Posted in Blogs I Love, Saving on 30 August 2007 | 7 Comments »
Meg over at the World of Wealth posted about being financially prepared for the worst. (Thanks to SavingDiva for directing me over there!) It brought up a question I’ve been asking myself for a while now: Should I be saving less?
On the one hand, I agree with Meg; having an emergency cushion is so important, [...]
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