Showing posts with label Relationships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relationships. Show all posts
Monday, June 30, 2014

Truck Update

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Big news on the truck front, Mr. Sam is the proud owner of a new truck.   As I shared recently, we were not finding very good prices on u...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Car Repair Blues

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One of the ways we keep our expenses down so that we can save more is keeping our transportation costs low.  I drive a 2006 four door car, w...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

$300 Rule & $100 Rule

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As I have  previously posted , I have a long standing goal to have plantation shutters installed in two bedrooms in our home.  But, since pl...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Financial Bully

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According to this  post from the Today Show , it sure sounds like I should be classified as a financial bully.  We work on an allowance syst...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

So, More on the Good News

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I wanted to share more about Mr. Sam's new job. First, the positives.  Mr. Sam obtained new employment while he was still receiving se...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Working Vacations

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Even with Mr. Sam's work issues, we just returned from a long weekend.  While, we could have cancelled the trip, this preplanned long we...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Diamonds and Dollars - Update

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Back in August of 2012,  I wrote about a claim we had submitted in the DeBeers diamond price fixing case. Well, yesterday Mr. Sam received...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

2013 Goals - Post Bonus Update

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(1) Max out 401k(s) -        $7644 (22%)   (goal is $35,000) (2) Max out IRA(s) -         $4508 (41%)    (goal is $11,000) (3) Add to e/r...
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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Sounds Familiar

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Today on Slate , in the Dear Prudence column there was an inquiry from a young professional swimming in debt. I’m an attorney with a moun...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Happy St. Valentine's Day - Part III

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Last week, in honor of St. Valentine's Day, I posted about the marriage tax penalty. So if you were feeling blue about having to pay ...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

2013 Goals - Update

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I'm not sure why it takes us so long each year to shake of the holidays and get going with our New Year's financial (and other) goal...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy St. Valentine's Day - Part I

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Happy St. Valentine's Day to you! What are you doing to celebrate heart day?  Are you sending flowers, going out to dinner, buying gif...