ramit sethi tweeted this why do pundits still suggest saving up for an emergency fund nobody does it. stop beating a dead horse and come up with another suggestion. i was stunned. am i the only person on the planet with an emergency fund i decided to throw out the question to whoever was following me on twitter hank mib 3 months saved up here. ate a big chunk of it for landscaping though willandb...
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this week i listed some things on ebay. i was going to list more items but after searching similar listings and seeing that if they sold i might make just a dollar or two ive decided to just skip the hassle and donate the cheaper items. i went through my bookshelf and pulled out all books i never plan to read and have no reason to keep. i entered their isbn on amazon.com and paperbackswap. none of...
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the olympics start today i am so excited. ill be competing in three track and field events 800m run shot put and pole vault. um. if you dont have a tv or if you dont have nbc you can catch stuff online. check this site for details about online viewing and the television schedule. go world you will......
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post from value for your life welcome to the 71st edition of the carnival of money storiesa i think this carnival is unique because it factors in the very importantahuman elementaof personal finance.a in keeping with the spirit of this carnival and my love of stories ive chosen 28 quality posts that tell a story or share an experience.aathank you to everyone who gave this week.a in return i wil...
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amanda hill always assumed she was writing for strangers. but then her local newspaper mentioned her blog and she was outed as a blogger. amanda realized that what she assumed was a fairly clearcut separation between her reallife identity and her blogger identity was not so clear after all. the two worlds can and do blend. amanda says im not sure how i feel about this really. i feel as if it adds ...
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my mom and sister are on their way over here to stay for a few days. yay i havent spent more than a few hours with them since christmas. well gallivant about the city try some new restaurants and carry on.a heres some tidbits id like to share with you. have a great weekend ashley shared a news story with me about how it might be cheaper to ship your luggage than pay the airlines extra fees. if you...
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a all of us at the money life network have posted about how you can have fun for cheap in our respective cities. why dont you join in write about frugal fun things to do in your city link back to our blog post and well include you in the frugal things to do when youre in map. frugal things to do in pittsburgh pennsylvania sense to save frugal things to do in st. augustine florida remodeling thi...
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hank of my investing blog tagged me for the life gave me some lemons. its ok i made delicious lemonade meme. i will start by saying that sadly my personality is such that life mostly gives me delicious lemonade yet i often manage to turn it into lemons with my whiny attitude. so i may not be the best choice for this meme. however hank is a friend so i will go ahead and share a challenging situatio...
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...tact me with the friend you referred 10 entries 6. provide a writeup based on the question above on your own blog and link back to this post 15 entries 7. add me to your blogroll 15 entries 8. review myinvestingblog.com on your website 30 entries contest ends 08062008 if i were given 50000 tax free today i would set aside about 20000 then invest the rest into starting a business of my own. specifics...
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its a rainy day here in pittsburghperfect for me to finish cleaning out a closet and deciding what in the world to do with well a closet full of junk that ive been hauling from one apartment to another for the past few years. yesterday i discovered that i still had my shower shoes from freshman year in college gross those things should have stayed in the dorms. getting rid of stuff is difficult fo...
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my dad is here in pittsburgh for a little visit so were out seeing and doing stuff. heres a quick roundup of cool posts i found lately ever want to cook in your car chief family officer shares some resources on how to do that if you have the inkling. trent outlines the steps you might want to take to get away from paychecktopaycheck living. weve been there and it isnt fun. but ive found that once ...
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happy independence dayamy fellow americansaim going to post a quick roundup and ill see ya back here on monday. its been rainy here all day and i dont know if well make it to see the fireworks. stay safe from the money life network emily at remodeling this life shows us how she is maximizing the space under her stairs to make a really cool play place for kids. complete with nifty photos. ben at mi...
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some of you have told me that youd like to learn more about how i make money blogging. im no expert and im not making a ton of money but ill be happy to tell you what im doing and how you can do it too. first please understand that most people except forahuge blogs such asathe simple dollar get rich slowly problogger etc. dont make enough money blogging to quit their day jobs. and when you do sta...
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can i get rich on a salary participated in three personalfinance blog carnivals this past week. editors note in case you are not familiar with blog carnivals a blog carnival is a multiblog event in which a number of bloggers aggregate their articles within a certain theme or subject area into one post. the host of the carnival writes up the post on his or her blog and includes links to the ...
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three of our posts were again accepted into three different carnivals and festivals. a guest post by tisha kulak credit cards and your divorce was accepted by the carnival of personal finance 158 vampire slaying edition. some of my favorite posts include personal finance as taught by automotive magazines at not the jet set. this post related cars and driving to personal finance wisdom. some of t...
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i am happy to announce that i am now a member of the money life network. this new network consists of a handful of fabulous personal finance bloggers. weve banded together in the hopes that well individually improve as bloggers and collectively be able to bring you great new ideas on ways to save money stretch your dollars and just generally live a better life. if you arent familiar with the other...
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the years half over already. thought id revisit what i said id do at the beginning of the year to see how things are going i want a closer relationship with god. eh this one was convicting. ive listened to the johnny cash recording of the new testament but thats about it. nowhere close to reading the bible on a regular basis. i want to track my finances better. i started out the year not too...
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this upcoming friday is july 4th or independence day the day the united state declared independence from british rule and basically the beginning of our country. hope everyone has a happy and safe 4th of july holiday. i had a guest post over at prime time money this past week entitled 10 ways to simplify your finances. pt has a great blog with many thoughprovoking and informative articles so head ...
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spotlight the dough roller put together a nice video post which shares his mutual fund strategy aduring sharp declines in the stock market. read how to invest in mutual funds youll keep during a falling market. saving money 9 ways to save without breaking a sweat at brip blap 11 fun and frugal summer activities at my dollar plan sometimes its just better to pay someone at gather little by littlea ...
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post from value for your life the festival of frugality traveled to broke grad student this week who did a great job of hosting with a theme to welcome summer i always love this carnival but these fine posts really caught my attention living almost large wrote a post exposing the secret food increase.a i noticed this a couple of months ago i can imagine it must really be affecting people with lar...
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the money hacks carnival 18 was hosted at my investing blog. this the history of money contains a lot of interesting facts about money which is definitely worth reading on their own. here are his editors picks and comments dorian wales presents the importance of learning to let go posted at the personal financier. i grew up in a family that had a tough time letting go of a lot of things. maybe i...
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welcome to the hot topics edition of the customer service carnivale. i like to think that customer service is always a hot topic and all the contributors for this edition have definitely offered articles worth talking about...becky carroll conducted a poll on 5star service and received a wide range of responses. i like the idea of being specific things to specific people. rich vosler uses a story...
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