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May 2009

I Grant You One Free Luxury – Which Shall You Pick?

May 7, 2009

I had this dream last night that I had my own personal chauffeur! And for the 3 days it lasted (in dream-world of course), I was pimping that thing all over town. Wendy’s, work, our kickball game, I was getting the hook up everywhere we went. And to be honest, I awoke 1/2 way convinced [...]

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Net Worth: April – Up $7 Gs and Happy as a Clam.

May 6, 2009

Nothing but love for April! The market was happy, our budget was happy, and life in general was pretty happy :) What more can you ask for? As you can see, the majority of changes this month were pretty positive, and helped us break back into that $60k range. But the coolest part of the [...]

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Reader Mail: "The Economy Screwed my $195k Inheritance."

May 5, 2009

You know that joke – “Do you wanna hertz donut?” – where you answer “Yes” and then get punched in the arm? Well, that’s what came to mind when reading today’s email about a $195k inheritance getting knocked down to $95k – “Hurts Don’t it?“ As I do for all my blogalicious readers w/ crazy [...]

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Health Insurance 101: Gallbladders are Sexpensive.

May 4, 2009

I’m not naive enough to think medical bills don’t get (s)expensive, but I’m also one of those people who have to experience it first to believe it. And as my good friends Ace of Base would say – I have now seen the sign baby! And it has surely opened up my eyes. Medical bills [...]

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Just call me Warren Buffett The 2nd in stock picking.

May 1, 2009

Because when it comes to investing, Warren Buffett’s the freakin’ man! Why start from scratch analyzing and trying to pick the very best stocks out there when I know absolutely *nothing* about the industry? Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still be doing my best to learn and see why, exactly, he picks what he picks, [...]

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Personal Finance Love From This Week. (scrumptious)

May 1, 2009

Me Picks From Thee Week: PF Bloggers Have Money?- Check out this cool comparison of some of your favorite bloggers’ net worths – some in the red, and others in the green. See where I fit in…. (thanks Suburban Dollar!) 50 iPhone Apps to Help You Save Money- Just in case you missed my tweet [...]

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