Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesFree Money!
Sunday, June 29th, 2008We’ve had quite a bit of “extra” money this month, by which I mean non-paycheck money. Most of it was things we were expecting, but they all happened to come through at the same time:
1) IRS rebate checks ($480.88 for me and $600 for Spender).
2) Proceeds from selling Spender’s half of a sailboat ($1038). This [...]
Friday Night Links, June 27th
Friday, June 27th, 2008Saver and I will alternate writing in this link sharing spot. Here are a couple stories that caught my ear and eye this week.
NPR story: Perfecting the art of Frugal Living in NYC
Margot Adler reports on the struggles of living in New York City as an artist.
Free: Walking tours in select European cities
I found [...]
4 Phases of Money Merging
Thursday, June 26th, 2008I have a feeling most couples go through a couple phases of finance-mingling as their relationships develop. They are probably slightly different for each couple, and different couples will end up settling on whatever works for them. For Spender and I, there have been at least 3 distinct phases of “Money Merging”, and I’m hoping [...]
Budgeting: Early Returns
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008We’re approaching the end of our first month of our attempt to track our expenses.
The good News:
1) We’ve successfully tracked all expenses so far this month. We’ve never actually accomplished that before. The web entry form has been working really well.
2) We’re significantly under budget. One of our biggest budgeted expenses is “travel”, and tomorrow [...]
The Dull Assignment
Monday, June 23rd, 2008I never expected J.K. Rowling to cast a spell on me.
Saver and I have been butting heads about where we should be using the money that I made before we moved here. I’d really like to buy some new camera equipment. Treating money as “my” money and “your” money is still kind of second nature [...]
Friday Night Links
Friday, June 20th, 2008My post on budgeting was featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance this week.
Other posts from the carnival that I like include:
Written Goals Beat Mental Goals Everytime at Harvesting Dollars
5 Avoidable Obstacles on the Road to Financial Recovery at The Red Stapler Chronicles
5 Reasons Why Money Is Like Sex at Broke Grad Student
Personal Finance Meets Personal Fitness
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008As someone who reads a lot of personal finance blogs, one thing that surprised me was the degree of connection between personal finance and personal fitness. Not only the analogies (e.g., spending more money than you earn is a lot like eating more calories than you burn — both give short term pleasure but are [...]
« Previous Entries