20 years ago • Comments
Madame X at My Open Wallet posted about her Moral Quandary of accepting cash from her parents, especially during financial hardships. I faced this problem recently as well. For all my life, I have accepted cash gifts from my family for birthdays, … [Read more...] about When you’re old enough to refuse cash gifts from family
20 years ago • Comments
Thanks to my cousin Dave for these insights. You may have seen some of them wandering the internet, or asked yourself these questions: Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra … [Read more...] about Some humorous ponderings for your Friday
20 years ago • Comments
Time.com reports that personal savings (that's yours) are at a 74 year low. The only other years that had negative savings rates prior to 2005 and 2006 were 1932 and 1933. During the Great Depression, people were unemployed and had to dig into … [Read more...] about 2006 Personal Savings at 74 Year Low
20 years ago • Comments
As a monthly followup to my original post "The check has been sent! About 8 months till we pay off $15,000", I will be updating all of my loyal readers with my progress to pay off our Chevy Malibu in 8 months. The daunting part of all this is that … [Read more...] about The Check is in the Mail: Update 1
20 years ago • Comments
I'm going to finally admit to the world how much we screwed up in our past auto purchases, in hopes that you don't do the same. In college, I purchased a brand new 2001 Saturn L300 for about $20,000. Actually, I did the GM SmartBuy method, which … [Read more...] about How we lost $14,500 by stupid mistakes
20 years ago • Comments
I just received this email from our corporate office regarding our dental provider, Delta Dental: Delta Dental, our dental benefit provider, is pleased to introduce an innovative program called “Healthy Smile, Healthy You,†designed to address … [Read more...] about Delta Dental adds more free yearly cleanings for special groups
20 years ago • Comments
A coworker of mine gets her friends and family to earn her 2% cash back on all her Costco purchases using her Costco Executive Gold Star Membership Card. To get the card, you need to be either a Gold Card or Business Card member. Each of those … [Read more...] about Want 2% Cash Back from Costco? Get an Executive Gold Star Membership
20 years ago • Comments
After reading "Choosing the Best Debt Snowball Method" at We're In Debt, I decided to write up my own snowball method in addition to the two outlined by the King and Queen of Debt: From the King and Queen: 1. Pay down higher interest first - The … [Read more...] about 3 Methods to Pay Down Debt (aka Snowballing Debt)
