Posted in Career, Financial Emotions on 2 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
That’s the sound of the ax at work falling in my department. Again.
Some of you may remember last October when a couple of my friends were let go. I survived that without getting the ax, and since then I’ve moved into an informal position of leadership on my team. Still, it’s unnerving when the people around [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Goals and Progress on 1 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thank you to everyone who’s offering congratulations on finishing the credit card debt. As odd as it sounds, I feel kind of indifferent to the whole thing. There are a couple of reasons for this, namely, that the payment I put through yesterday online hasn’t posted yet, so when I log on it still says [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Media on 29 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
A marketing firm recently contacted me via a group I belong to and asked me to complete a survey about my financial beliefs and habits. The survey was anonymous and asked for no financial information beyond opinions about various financial statements.
Though I usually disregard surveys (especially nonpaid ones!), I decided to do this because I [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions on 25 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the secrets about money that we keep. I’ve been carrying around this debt for almost a year and a half, and no one except my mom (and you guys) knows about it. Part of that is because I have a reputation in my family as the financially responsible [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Media on 19 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok, ok. I know that the Fed cut yesterday isn’t actually a good thing, because it weakens the dollar, sets us up for a lousy 2009, and passes breaks onto banks who aren’t keen on passing the cuts onto their customers.
Still…
Between what my investments did yesterday and the (slight) possibility that if I buy now, [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Spending on 11 March 2008 | 5 Comments »
I got my rent renewal notice in the mail yesterday. Apparently, my landlord wants to raise my rent $300. Which, to be fair, still puts my rent at about 1/2 what the market would allow. But it also means that my amazing deal on the best apartment in New York has to be downgraded to [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Spending on 9 March 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ok, so here’s the deal: I can’t stop checking my credit card online. Can’t. Stop. Checking.
For one thing, I can’t get over how low the balance is. (Woohoo!) Until about a week ago, my balance was creeping down steadily, but my progress was somewhat masked by an extra $1000 in business expenses that were on [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Socializing on 14 November 2007 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the little ways we pressure each other to spend money. A couple of examples that popped up yesterday:
1. My friend is leaving the company, and I bought her lunch last week as a goodbye. Now, there’s a larger social lunch that’s being planned for Friday. This one involves [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions on 25 October 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the way we form associations in our minds. Our memories shape us, bend us to their will, and often make us into people without our awareness. I have a piece of furniture, an antique dresser that I got off the street when its last owner was getting ready [...]
Posted in Financial Emotions, Goals and Progress on 17 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’ve written before about the role that karma can play in people’s lives, especially their finanacial lives. Here’s another example:
Right after I paid $1000 on my card Monday, I renewed my vow to pay even more this month. I decided to really tighten my belt as much as possible for the next few weeks. In [...]
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