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Media Mail
If you are sending books or other media through the USPS, media mail can be an inexpensive shipping option, but there are restrictions on the service that aren’t always obvious. Jack at the WROX P.O. gave us the lowdown on Media Mail when we asked why it wasn’t available via the self-serve kiosk in the…
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How to beat high energy costs
How to beat high energy costs Originally uploaded by littlebean. Since we are on the “budget plan” my gas company reevaluates my usage every four months and fiddles with my monthly charge (some budget, huh?) In October our gas bill went from around $130 to our new rate of $151. We tried to keep our…
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The Want Factor
04/07/2004 at 15:58:44 I care about the pursuit of money more than I care about whether or not people live or die. 08/09/2005 at 10:33:16 Whenever I make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for my kids and I, I always put way more jelly on my sandwich than on theirs. 06/24/2004 at 10:58:57 I always…
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One Year Ago
A year ago today I made my first post (2005…The Year of Finances) so I guess that means this is my bloggiversary or blog birthday or some such thing. I haven’t accomplished everything I set out to last year (still closing in on that emergency fund and I haven’t checked my credit report yet) but…
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MyMoneyBlog’s Carnival of Mistakes
Jonathan put out the call for our financial mistakes and has built quite an interesting little “reverse carnival” showcasing our combined blunders. Whether you read them as a cautionary tale or just want to enjoy a little schadenfreude you’re bound to get something good out of it. If you don’t then all our woe has…
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eSmartTax Review: Don’t Bother
A few weeks ago I posted my price comparisons for tax preparing and filing options. This is primarily of interest to those with an AGI above $50k as there are plenty of free options for the rest of you folks 🙂 I was excited to find an option that would only cost me $9.95 total…
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My Financial Bloopers
I have had the hardest time starting this post because I feel I have made so many mistakes along the way where do I begin? I decided to concentrate on the mistakes that I made because I was procrastinating, not paying attention and/or in denial (and I still had to narrow it down!). I follow…
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Open Wallet Meme
Though I haven’t had much time to post this past week I have been keeping up with what the cool kids have been up to. Cap started it all by showing us his and he’s inspired several of us to join the fun by opening our wallets to show what’s inside. Why is this “fun”?…
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New Home Valuation Tool
The Travelgnome let me know that Zillow.com, a new home valuation site, launched today. He saw the article on CNNMoney and passed it along. Apparently Zillow in it’s beta state was completely unprepared for the onslaught of traffic and was offline most of the day. This was frustrating just because I was dying to check…
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Gays & Lesbians: Living Within Your Means
“Observe all men; thy self most.” — Benjamin Franklin Part 2… It seems I’m not the only one that wonders about the meaning of our current productivity. Po Bronson wrote an article in Fast Company about “What Should I Do With My Life” and why money will not fund dreams. He writes, “Shouldn’t I make…
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