Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with Amber from Blonde and Balanced on a great idea. We see a lot of Top Blog Lists popping up everywhere around the blogosphere, and while we both think they’re great, we wanted to make a list of personal finance bloggers who share their stories and interact with the blogging community on a more personal level. To us, being a great personal finance blogger doesn’t necessarily mean being able to generate the most income, report the news, have thousands of subscribers, or even a lot of fame – it’s the connection  you … Continue reading →

Monday 20th $4.42 Starbucks Tuesday 21st $6.81 Subway (forgot my lunch. again.) Wednesday 22nd $7.50 deli $8.85 dessert (for BF and I) $16.69 groceries $61.44 Christmas gifts Thursday 23rd $27.68 dinner & 2 drinks (10 year reunion dinner) $11.00 pub (2 drinks) Friday 24th + $60 sister (owed from her half of a couple Christmas gifts) + $199.52 freelance/side income $8.53 breakfast (for BF and I) Saturday 25th No Spend Day! Sunday 26th $8.40 Starbucks (for sister and I) $4.97 RW&Co. (leggings, on sale from $18) $16.78 Calvin Klein (2 bras $7.49 each, on sale from $24.99 each) + $15 … Continue reading →

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Well with 2010 almost done, I’ve gone ahead and done my 2010 Goals recap. I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to reach a lot of my financial goals, but I know that by sacrificing a little now, we will gain so much in the future. 2010 Year Recap I started off 2010 working for an organization that just frustrated me. They didn’t take to change or new ideas very well, and I had major personality clashes with the co-worker I shared an office with (I got along with everyone else that worked there, but she barely got along with anyone). … Continue reading →