Holiday Spending Post
I was all set to write up a holiday spending post, but I noticed that Ms. Money did it for me. How convenient! I’ve posted a bit of the article here, but be sure to click through for the whole thing. When you get to the article, scroll down for a lengthy list of tips. [...]
Investment update
Thanks to the knowledge of some savvy posters, I slightly changed my plan to invest in a CD. You see, I was originally trying to find a CD at Bank X, but for some reason couldn’t find info for it on the home page. That’s why I bounced over to Bank Y. However, after reading [...]
VOTE!!!
For those of you who require prompting to get to the polls tomorrow (November 7, 2006)… Take out your last paycheck. See the 1/3 of your salary that goes to federal taxes, state taxes, social security, Medicare? If you don’t vote, the politicians get to decide where it all goes. Got that? The government is [...]
A New Investment!
I’ve decided to open a CD online with ING Direct. (For those of you interested in learning what a CD is, check out my post, “CD’s: Not just for listening pleasure!“) The current rate is 5.10 percent for a 12-month investment. I’ve taken the first step of transferring funds from my savings account to my [...]
Our Last Fives
Well readers, we spent a combined total of nearly $15,000 on our last five purchases, and, I must say, your lists were both delightful and insightful to read. In that short span of 24 hours or so, we bought everything from new kitchen cabinets to bunt cake pans. We paid mortgages, rents, child care, medical [...]
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