Posted in Life, Saving on May 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I tend to get a little bit more dressed up on Fridays… because that’s usually when I see CB. So today, I have slipped on dark red patent leather heels ($15 at Ross! When I got home, I googled the brand and found that they retail for $100+ on Zappos, and was even more satisfied [...]
Posted in Life, School on May 28, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I tried to take a full-length practice exam (2.5 hours+) tonight, but my brain is so fried. Is it possible to feel it physically hurting?
So, for now I will leave 1/2 of Verbal to go… I really need to go to bed. I’ll come back and finish the last bit tomorrow, and though I know that [...]
Posted in Car, Entertainment, Life on May 27, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Saw it this weekend. Did you like?
More movies I’m excited about:
Sex and the City
The Dark Knight
Wall-E
Hancock
By the way, I get $7.50 AMC or Regal Entertainment tickets at Costco (good any time, anywhere… except in Manhattan where I believe there is a $1.50 surcharge), and they have helped me to keep my movie costs down. The [...]
Posted in Budget, Saving, Spending on May 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So, right before I depart for a weekend get-away, I sat down, combed through my credit card activities, and manually entered in all my expenditures into my trusty PearBudget spreadsheet.
Yeah, I admit, I got a little tired of entering in every. single. expense., but guess what? Actually typing in $66 (dinner with CB) or $132 [...]
Posted in Life, Spending on May 21, 2008 | 18 Comments »
I’ve decided to make the above my mantra to live by.
It’ll be hard, because I like nice things (ex: shoes), but…
Guess which of the following I remember the most?
(a) A $100 leather jacket purchased in Buenos Aires, that I’ve worn ONCE in 3 years.
(b) A $45 hour-long horse ride on the coastline of Patagonia, just me, the horse, [...]
Posted in Saving on May 20, 2008 | 9 Comments »
(a) I signed up for a prep course
(b) Freedom Fund hit over $10,000 for the first time
(c) Blog hits over 185,000
While, I am truly grateful for (a), (b), AND (c), it’s still (b) that stands out. Just a little. :)
So… what does this mean? That I have ten grand in freedom? I don’t know exactly, but [...]
Posted in Saving, School on May 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Willpower is apparently a scarce commodity, so I’ve made an executive decision on several personal and financial matters in my life.
1. I am now letting Mint.com keep track of my spending instead of manually entering in my receipts.
2. As long as I save around ~$1,400 to $1,500 a month, I’m content. No need to agonize over a [...]
Posted in Life on May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, maybe not ever, but in a long, long while.
I’d encourage you all to read this insightful and funny essay - it’d well worth the time.
Then… let me know what you think!
Posted in Life, Saving on May 13, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I’d rather be happy. At least in a couple of cases.
First, I’m increasing my $2,000/month budget by $100 to $200 a month - eating out with friends, going on day trips (and vacations) and buying new dresses really do make me feel better, even though they might be not the “right” thing to do for a pf [...]
Posted in Life on May 12, 2008 | 20 Comments »
My secret is that I love listening to country music (my friends all make fun of me for it), but I like how the songs tell a story. Anyhow, I listened to Sweet Southern Comfort from Buddy Jewell, and the chorus is just so beautiful.
From Carolina down to Georgia,
Smell the jasmine and magnolia,
Sleepy Sweet home [...]
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