I last did a net worth update in August. I don’t worry much about tracking my net worth, but I’d like to know where I sit at the beginning of the year. If I’m going to track it, I’m going to share it. This is where I was sitting in August: Assets House: $252,900 Cars: $19,740 Checking…
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I’m a fan of saving money. I’m not doing as much of it as I’d like, but that’s because I’m focusing on killing my final credit card, first. I postpone saving, knowing that it’s something that I need to do the moment my credit cards are paid off. It won’t wait any…
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We failed Christmas Budgeting 101 this year. I haven’t totaled the damage, yet, but we have spent at least $500 more than we had planned. It hurt. Next year, we’re going to handle the Christmas budget differently. This year’s model isn’t working. It’s a lot like pushing a car down a hill…
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I wrote this post was as a guest post a year ago, to answer the question, “What is the best financial advice or tool you have found or been given?” Once upon a time, there was a young man–an arrogant man barely out of childhood–who thought he new more than anyone he had ever known,…
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