It’s December and I’m in a Starbucks listening to Fiona Apple’s version of “Across the Universe” drinking a caramel brulee latte. Life is good, but not great… This is an odd move on a Friday night, there is only two other people in Starbucks and the traffic coming in is very light. I think traffic… Continue reading Blogging at Starbucks
Back In Debt But It’s Different This Time
Well, I decided to break down and buy a new car (a 2010 Toyota Camry, not sexy but nice) for $15,500 so I’m back in debt but it’s different this time, really! First let me say that I put down $5,500 on the car to make the amount that I’m in debt for equal to… Continue reading Back In Debt But It’s Different This Time
Using Paypal As A Simplified Bookkeeping System
As a personal finance blogger, my business transactions are at a minimum, but around tax periods, I agonize over the involved bookkeeping task. I looked into different financial management systems and found that there are varying degrees to which businesses need finance programs. I would meticulously copy the transactions from PayPal, my Chase Freedom credit… Continue reading Using Paypal As A Simplified Bookkeeping System
An iPad Mini For Christmas
I broke down and bought an iPad Mini for Christmas! Oh, not for me, instead it’s for my eight (soon to be nine) year old daughter! As a frugal personal finance blogger that works in technology field, how could I justify the $129 increase in the price of a product that might be considered inferior… Continue reading An iPad Mini For Christmas