Archive for June, 2008
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008We moved out of our old apartment on March 12th. We did not turn off the electricity, because it was still cold at that point and a different apartment in our building had already had a problem with pipe freezing. Rather, we asked our landlord to call the electricity company and switch it back to [...]
How to Make a Budget
Sunday, June 15th, 2008When Spender and I started to discuss the idea of a budget, we ran into a little bit of a chicken-and-the-egg problem. It’s hard to create a budget when you’re not sure how much you spend or need to spend in certain categories. At the same time, a budget needs to say more about how [...]
Pie Chart Check Past
Sunday, June 15th, 2008I’m now on a pretty regular routine with the expense tracker. It’s so simple now that Saver showed me how to use it. And the whole web entry form will be really handy once I’m able to use my iPhone again someday. I am eager to see how this changes my outlook on spending. You [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance
Friday, June 13th, 2008I submitted my last post to the Carnival of Personal Finance this week. Check it out!!
Expense Tracking: Using Google Spreadsheets
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I’ve always known that tracking your spending and having some kind of budget is a key part of getting your financial house in order. However, I was never actually successful in doing so, and certainly not successful in getting Spender involved with the idea.
At one point, I tried Microsoft Money, but eventually realized I could [...]
Not on the same speadsheet
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Spender here. Wait?! What? Spender is going to post to this blog?! I truly loathe disappointing Saver and I want to make every effort I can to save money and contribute to our financial stability and success. Perhaps contributing to this blog will help me stay focused on my fiscal well being. [...]
Milestones
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I’m in Belgium this week, at a week-long Dutch language course. (Half of Belgium speaks Flemmish, which is just a dialect of the Dutch they speak in the Netherlands).
June 1st (yesterday), was Spender’s and my five year anniversary. We now know each other better than we’ve ever known anyone else, though there are still occasionally [...]