Every Friday I post about my finances for the week in an effort to monitor my income and expenses. I used to post all of the actual figures but I have recently decided to stop doing this. I will now post SOME of my actual expenses and leave the rest to your imagination. This week my expenses were: $26.57 for electricity this...
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I recently moved to a new apartment and when I first got set up I paid my rent with a check because I was told that credit card payments were not available. I poked around and before the second...
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For the frugal-minded, saving a couple of dollars is a reward in itself. But even the less budget-conscious would agree that saving a few dollars every month is a worthy endeavor. Since most of our...
Read MoreSo I recently wrote about how I had a missed insurance payment while traveling and how I got it resolved. I got the information set up in my ING account and now have it listed as a bill. I set up my account to send out regular bill payments on a certain day of the month and I waited with bated breath to see what would happen....
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Everytime I tidy my house, it strikes me that it takes such a short period of time for things to get in a mess yet tidying them up again is such a lengthy process. The same goes for our finances,...
Read MoreAs the nice and concise title suggests these are tips that may help you without your parent’s help. I’ve lived on my own for a short while now and have hit many rough patches, and because of that I’ve learned a lot and want to share my knowledge. Cable: If you’re the type of person who doesn’t have time for TV since they’re...
Read MoreI cut my cable at the beginning of March to see if I could really feel comfortable without it. I have been using Hulu, Netflix and Ted to watch the shows I normally watch and I must say that it is not as hard as I thought it would be. The only things I have not been able to see are the dating reality shows that play on VH1 and...
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