January 2008

I Can’t Wait To Get My Hands On Some Cash!

by Glen Craig

I‘ve been chomping at the bit to spend some dough! We’ve been frugal for too long and I need to buy stuff! I can’t wait to get my tax refund and my government stimulus check. I can’t say it better than Peter Gabriel: Ive had enough, Im getting out To the city, the big big [...]

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American Girl – Not Frugal At All (Or What’s A Smile Worth)

by Glen Craig

Last weekend we went to the American Girl store in Manhattan to buy my daughter a doll. Have you heard of this place? It’s a doll store that specializes in making the doll purchase a full experience for your child. Among the doll choices you have is their Just Like You collection where you pick [...]

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The Stock Market Is Crashing!

by Glen Craig

The market is crashing! The sky is falling! Cats are living with dogs! It’s the end of the world as we know it!OK, maybe it’s not that bad. Maybe it is if you see article titles such as Fed Cuts Rates To Stop Bloodbath. A little hyperbole, no? From what I understand foreign markets are [...]

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FFB’s Festive Link Love Carnivality #3

by Glen Craig

Before we get started on this week’s edition I’d like to define what a Blog Carnival or Festival is in terms of blogging: From the Blog Carnival About page a Blog Carnival is a great way for bloggers to recognize each other’s efforts, organize blog posts around important topics, and improve the overall level of [...]

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What’s In Your Pocket?

by Glen Craig

Without looking, what is in your pocket? How much money are you carrying with you? How many credit and debit cards? OK, you can go check now. I’ll wait. Did your guess come close to what was actually there? Don’t worry, I’m not trying to mug you. I’m just wondering how tight we all really [...]

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We Went To The Library!

by Glen Craig

Did you know that the public library will let you take out books, CD’s, and DVD’s for free?!? How come no one told me about this? I’m being silly of course. Let me explain. We got our bills for December recently. I was a bit surprised at how much we spent. I guess the holidays [...]

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My Work Goal for 2008

by Glen Craig

I just read My Investing Blog‘s article I Got 3 Raises On My Job Last Year – How Did I Do It? Hank discusses all of the things he did the past year to earn raises and a promotion. This inspired me. I’m going to work harder and smarter this year to not only get [...]

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Birthdays Are Coming Up

by Glen Craig

Both of our children have birthdays coming up. The older will be eight and the younger turns one. And the dates are within two days of each other. Fun scheduling for us, right? We’re trying to figure out a way to celebrate without going too crazy (or driving ourselves crazy in the process). What we [...]

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A Journey Of A Thousand Miles

by Glen Craig

Quote: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao-tzu I really love this quote! It can be applied to so many situations in a positive way. For example, one of the first steps in getting out of debt is to create a budget of your expenses or chart out what you [...]

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FFB’s Festive Link Love Carnivality #2

by Glen Craig

As I stated in my last issue of FFB’s Festive Link Love Carnivality this is a festival that’s all mine. I list carnivals and festivals I’ve been in as well as mention articles that have interested me. Here are the carnivals I’ve been in recently: The Digerati Life hosted the Carnival Of Personal Finance #132 [...]

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