Posts Tagged "saving"

January Progress Monitoring

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Blog, personal finance | 12 comments

This year my goals were fairly simple; save money ($6,000 for the year), continue to grow my blog (375 readers daily), and ride my bike (1,000 miles this year). Using the SMART technique, I came up with a plan to meet each target goal. I also added in paying off the car, but that goal is soclose to being completed, I almost can’t count it as a “New Year’s” goal. So how am I doing at day 31? Biking One month into the new year I’m finding that riding my bike 1,000...

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Selling the American Dream

Posted by on Oct 19, 2011 in Blog, Home Affordability | 27 comments

This post was originally published on October 21, 2009. However, some of my best posts were written within the first few months of blogging when I had only a handful of readers. Enjoy a blast from the past… (can you tell I’m swamped this week!) My husband and I love watching movies at night, thanks in part to Netflix, it’s really easy for us to download a new or older flick. However, we have noticed a disturbing trend in movies, even those that are 20 years old or more. The...

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Everything’s in Perspectives

Posted by on Jan 20, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 13 comments

Last month while my husband and I were shopping for a couple of Christmas gifts, we encountered some unusual (and perhaps pretentious) ceramic savings banks that made me chuckle due to the idea behind them and how timing in the retail market is uncanny. Obviously the creator of these items was somehow affected, even if creatively, by the current recession and saw a need to monetize on the misfortune of others. Notice in the photo below how the “Mall Money Fund” is the same size as...

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Guest Posting at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Posted by on Jan 19, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 1 comment

Today I’m guest posting over at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. My post focuses on savings strategies for non-savers and becoming a better ‘saver’! Be sure to check it out.

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2011 Goals: Part 3 – Cash is King

Posted by on Jan 5, 2011 in Blog, personal finance | 20 comments

I’ve created specific strategies that will help me reach my main financial goal this year: boost my savings. Since this is a 3 part series for this one goal, here were the first two parts: Part 1 Part 2 Today, I’m focusing on another strategy that will help me meet that goal and find an extra $200 a month to deposit into my savings accounts. That strategy is a Cash Only system for certain expenses. My daily habits are now under control with the help of a finite gift card, but the...

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