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I Can Haz an Old Victorian House
Holy crap, I officially have keys to a big old fucking Victorian house. Yes, it’s huge. It’s 5 bedrooms. With a basement. A garden. Near a park. Bathroom and a half. 5 bedrooms, did I mention? And a turret room. A fucking turret room. Holy crap. Holy crap. J. and I got a Chipotle lunch
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Good Things
Narrowing in on a house rental within the right price range. Didn’t get the one we wanted, so we’re looking at a bigger house at the top of our rent range. Also negotiated with my current apartment complex, and they’re bringing the price down on a renovated 3 bedroom. Honestly, tho, I’d rather have a
Insurance PTSD
Everytime somebody calls me and says the word, “Insurance,” over the phone, my heart races, I get sick to my stomach, and I pull out a pad and paper. I also get that hardline note to my voice, the one that everybody always thinks is me being “angry.” In fact, it’s not me being angry,
An Inconvenient Truth
Last night, I watched An Inconvenient Truth. This morning, I saw this and this, and finally had a place to put all the pieces. I’m glad I don’t have kids.
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I Earned a Penny!
My $50 in savings earned a penny! Wow, this is exciting! No, seriously, do you have any idea how long it’s been since I had a savings account (that wasn’t a 401(k) subject to market madness)? Ten years at least. A whole penny! I just put another $50 in there. As life starts to move
Check your Interest Rate
I logged into my primary credit card account yesterday to make a payment after cashing an insurance reimbursement check. While looking at the summary page, I was startled to see an interest rate percentage of 14.99% Um. Hold on here, crackerbarrel. I have a variable interest rate of 6.55%. I’ve never seen it above 9.99%.
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Socking it Away
As much as I get on about not saving enough money (I’m trying to find a way to put $50 a month into a savings account), I realized when I did a detailed review of my paycheck this week that I’m actually putting $100 a month into the company 401(k). You forget how much it