Year: 2007

Tracking my Finances in October: Day 18

Welcome to my daily tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $428.83 Expenses for the month to date: $2394.49 Net effect: -$1956.66? ? -$1965.66 I just sent off a whopping amount to one of the credit cards. This was part of the regular bill payment plus the rent amount. Since I moved to this...

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Quit Rate Chasing!

It really does not pay to be a rate chaser right now. For those of you who do not know, a rate chaser is someone who is continuously looking for a better rate. This can be a lower rate on credit cards and other types of debt a higher rate on savings Rate chasers look for these rates and move their assets and liabilities all...

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Tracking my Finances in October: Day 17

Welcome to my daily tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $428.83 Expenses for the month to date: $1992.49 Net effect: -$1563.66 I found a penny today as I was leaving the internship. It was in the middle of the road and it was very shiny so it quickly caught my eye. I have added it to...

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Tracking my Finances in October: Day 16

Welcome to my daily tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $428.82 Expenses for the month to date: $1810.31 Net effect: -$1381.49 Today was another boring day in the history of my finances. Now I did pay postage today but I will not be recording that amount until the balances actually...

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