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May Goals

May Financial Goals:

Exercise 10 times.
Only buy lunch a maximum of 2 times.
No vending machine snacks or drinks.
Ask someone to cosign for me — this is so hard for me to do!
Stay within $10 clothing budget. I just need pants, so this is totally doable.
Make $150. (I work end-of-may for job 1, and might have [...]

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Reducing the Cost of Ownership for XBox 360

Since the XBox 360s went down in price, my GF decided that the time was right to purchase one.  She had long ago decided to buy one, but was waiting for a big dip in price to help soften the blow.
She was able to buy a refurbished XBox 360 for $280, plus tax.  So total [...]

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Tally Me Banana (July 6 2008)

CCSF: 0% of $523 ($0 paid)
OSU: 0% of $140 ($0 paid)
Wells Fargo: 0% of [...]

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What are you “investing” your money in?

I’m starting to believe that everything is an investment, from your tennis shoes to your laptop to your morning coffee.  It’s just that some investments are better than others.
With as little as I’ve made over the past five years, it still amazes me that I’ve spent in the ways I have.  I don’t own a [...]

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No Instant Cures

It’s seems like it’s the hot new thing to say these days.  The idea is that one (und precisely vun!) minor change will make your financial problems go away forever.  It’s also a common theme with weight loss advice.
Stop drinking at Starbucks and retire at 40!
Eat Carrot Sticks with lunch and you’ll lose ten pounds [...]

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