February 2009

I’m having a hard time spending my $260 birthday money.

February 9, 2009

And we’re now a month and a half into it! Oops…..but at least it’s a good problem to have for once, right? You would think I could burn through it on all those things I never allow myself to buy, but all this frugal-ness has me toned down and stuff. Where’s my wild side? Where [...]

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Dear MSN readers (aka my new best friends), this is for you.

February 6, 2009

I, J. Money – the host of this blog, would like to cordially thank you for your patronage, and give you this nifty present in return. You might not know this yet, but legend has it that if you hang this on your wall, you will intercept all forms of financial luck! And for all [...]

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Net Worth: Jan – Our money’s combined & we’re feelin’ good!

February 6, 2009

Our Net Worth took a *huge* hit, but the Mrs. Saved us! And in reality the stats kinda make it look worse that it really is. We’ve been saving and managing our money better than ever, but we decided it was about time to man up and accept the loss in home value now, rather [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Cool batch of links I found + Carnivals.

February 6, 2009

I don’t know what it is about this week, but it was a freakin’ exceptional one! I hope you all felt the same :) Dead winter can surely put a damper on things, so I’m hangin’ on to anything that heats it up. Here are a few of the cool links I came across this [...]

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"Rich vs. Poor" jail time….check this crazy picture out!

February 5, 2009

A friend shot this over to me today – How INSANE is that?! You can click the image to view the original source, but really those 2 sentences say it all. I know there’s more than meets the eyes here, but I still can’t believe our judicial system can pull this stuff. I really feel [...]

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25 Random & Possibly Odd Things about Me, J. Money

February 5, 2009

Yep, I have succumbed to social media and agreed to do a meme today. At first I wasn’t too keen on the idea, but after getting tagged in Facebook, Myspace, and then (to my surprise) the PF world here, I figured why not? Sure this is a finance blog, but it’s also a “personal” finance [...]

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It’s Official: Our house is upside down – Lost $60k in 2 years.

February 4, 2009

Yep, I have finally confirmed it. After almost two years of purchasing it, our townhouse is now worth around $300k, down from the $360k we originally purchased it for….and we still owe a good $350k. Unluckily, we also we picked it up at the very tippy top of the peak! Yikes. But at least we [...]

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"Americans Spending Less, Saving More" – This is bad?

February 3, 2009

HOT DOGS, right?! Wrong :( According to the way it’s all phrased in the media at least. I know it’s not the greatest for the Economy, but I must say I’m freakin’ elated!!! According to MSNBC.com, Americans “boosted their savings rate to 3.6 percent of their after-tax incomes in December”. GOOD for you Mr. & [...]

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The Budget is back, baby! (and will be updated monthly)

February 2, 2009

“I’m bringing budgets back (yup)! Them other non-budgeters don’t know how to act (yup!)” Haha…right Mr. Timberlake? ;) What, you don’t think that’s the same as bringing sexy back? Well check the calculation my friends: Budgets = Confidence = Sexy! Aww yeahh! Okay, so maybe YOU wouldn’t swap it in, but this frugal ba$tard sure [...]

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