Month: July 2008

Tracking My Finances In July: Day 31

Welcome to How I Save Money and tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $got paid today AND got a bonus for training Expenses for the month to date: $paid a few more bills and bought some pizza! Net effect: $490.21 This month I got paid a little extra for attending some training over the...

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How I Save Money at CVS: July 29

Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket. Today I forgot to use my ECB gift card and I ended up spending money out of pocket. I got an item that cost $19.99 and paid $1.65 out of pocket. Transaction 1 Item: One Touch Ultra Mini...

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Coworker got LASIK

I got LASIK last year and I was talking to a coworker about it. Well she wanted to do it and was energized by my experiences and she decided to get it too. I guess the doctor should give me a finder’s fee for getting him a new client. She had her surgery done a week ago and she is already happy with the results. Her eyes...

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How Cool is Cuil?

Welcome to How I Save Money. I have been seeing a lot of talk about Cuil (pronounced like cool….go figure) and how it is set to rival Google. Cuil is a new search engine that is set up to provide a better search experience than Google to give users more alternatives. I have not bought stock in the company but we just...

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Should I Pay for Cisco Certification?

I have been thinking about my life a bit more deeply these days since I am not working right now. Many of the positions that I have seen are now requiring some sort of extra certification that I do not have. I have a business degree with a focus on Information Systems but no experience in my field. I have experience in other...

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