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A few hours after I found out about my raise, I went to choir rehearsals, where we were treated to a conversation about the financial status of our organization.  We’re a non-profit choir, and one of the big choirs in DC is ceasing operations at the end of the season.  Naturally, we’re all a little [...]

Recognition For a Job Well Done

I found out last week that effective today, I am getting a raise and a promotion at work.  I was incredibly shocked by this news.  Not only is the economy tanking, but I was told in fairly explicit terms that I was part of a group that was not eligible for a promotion in any [...]

Saturday Link Roundup

It was a big week for me, carnival wise.  I participated in the following blog carnivals.  So many great posts.  Check them all out!

Carnival of Personal Finance – Learn the Basics of Investing
Carnival of Twenty-Something Finances – Mustache Edition!
Festival of Frugality – Frugal Living is Timeless
Money Hacks Carnival – Spring Edition

And a whole series of links [...]

Has the economy changed your spending habits?

Has the state of the economy changed how you spend?  I’m serious.  I’ve been reading personal finance and frugality blogs for nearly two years, and there are a lot of blogs out there on these subjects that have been around for years before that.  What that tells me is that there are a lot of [...]

I kind of like my privacy

Over at Always the Planner, asgreen recently wrote about someone who accidentally outed her in her blog, and later provided a followup about going public.  Ginger also wrote about keeping some things private  at Girls Just Wanna Have Funds.
 
One thing I’ve noticed about personal finance bloggers is that there is a wide variety in our [...]