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Habitual Spending

Do you ever find yourself spending by habit?  Going out shopping just because that’s what you do?  One of my weekend tasks is always going to the grocery store.  Sometimes I splurge and stop at Whole Foods for a few things as well, but I always go to the main grocery store.  I always go [...]

“Recessionista?” Seriously?

Twice over the past week, I have seen advertising discussing the latest and greatest fashions for the fall season – all “inexpensive Recessionista style!”

Recessionista?  The word in itself is kind of ridiculous.

But the best part was that the items for sale were not anywhere near what I would consider inexpensive, frugal, or appropriate for someone [...]

So, Gmail went down this week…

Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, it was all over the internet headlines.  Gmail was unavailable for a few hours on Tuesday, but don’t worry fans, it was back by that evening.  And users around the world breathed a sigh of relief.

Were you affected by the Gmail outage?  And more importantly,  if you are a Gmail [...]

A Professional Dilemma

So it’s no surprise that I’m not exactly happy with my job.  I love that I have a job with a good paycheck and good benefits.  I love that I work for the government and am very unlikely to lose my job due to the economic downturn.  But I’m not exactly happy with the work [...]

August Net Worth Update (+1.75%)

A surprising net worth increase again this month.  In August, my net worth increased 1.75%.  Yet again, this is mostly thanks to increases in my investment accounts (which includes my contributions to retirement). 

August was a ridiculous spending month for me, which I am not proud of.  I was over in just about every budget category.  [...]