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On A Conversation With My Dad About His Money and My Lack Thereof
@lalaland It stresses me out a lot, really. I put money in my 401(k) and an IRA but I'm always nervous I'm not doing enough.
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On A Conversation With My Dad About His Money and My Lack Thereof
I never tried to compete with friends who had higher salaries and more stuff. And I never used credit cards to try to maintain some lifestyle. Thank you, Logan's dad. I recently got a promotion and have been waffling between staying in my current apartment and putting my raise towards savings and using the money towards renting in a hipper neighborhood. Honestly, saying it like that seems silly... if I stay in my less cool/expensive neighborhood for 1 or 2 years, I could save for my future rather than throwing money away on renting right now. Also, this article has me Googling "stock market for dummies"... future article? Please? Help?
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On Let's All Throw Some Money at Our Problems: March 2013 Check-In
Participating for the first time, yay! CitiCard (Filled with unnecessary purchases I mostly regret, oops) February 2013: $629.00 March 2013: $429.00 Savings (I have no idea what I'm saving for, so let's call it an emergency fund) February 2013: $3,600 March 2013: $4,125
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On Friday Estimate
Happy Friday, everyone! :) Tonight I'm going out for a friend's birthday, but there's a good chance drinks will be free. I'll say I'll spend around $30 once cabs get factored in. Tomorrow, I'm doing NOTHING. I need to do laundry and pack for vacation (!!!) next week, so I just need to buckle down, stay in and eat the food that's in my house. I MIGHT go to a bar for a bit to watch the UNC/Duke game since I have no cable, but I'll probably stream it. There is, however, a slim chance I'll do a yoga class, so possibly $15. Sunday, driving home and getting dinner with my family at our favorite restaurant. I'll guess about $15 for that since we're splitting it. All in all, probably around $55 but I'm hoping it will be less.
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On Monday Check-In
@megsy they offered me a free consultation on facial cleansers and I knew it was game over
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On Monday Check-In
First Monday check-in that I'm participating in, I'm usually too filled with shame at blowing my estimation. I estimated about $70... Friday, I ended up staying in & spent nothing. Saturday, oops, I went to Lush and ended up spending $90 (oops?).. BUT the dinner/drinks I was planning to buy were purchased for me by my cousin's super nice boyfriend, it was very nice of him! Sunday, I sold books/clothes and got $25 (nothing like the judgmental teenagers at Plato's Closet only wanting to give you $5 for two dresses out of the full garbage bag of clothes you took in) and then spent $20 on some groceries. So I ended up at about $85 for the weekend. Not too far beyond my estimate, I just feel guilty about the impulsive purchase at Lush.
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On Friday Estimate
Not counting rent/bills, etc. Friday: Lunch with coworkers -$15, possible drinks with friends -$30 Saturday: Birthday dinner/party with cousin: -$50 Sunday: Taking clothes to Plato's Closet (like I said I would 2 weeks ago), +$25. Birthday brunch for cousin (funded by aunt and uncle... I think) $0. If all goes well, I'm looking at -$70... not awful. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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On 1 More Chance to Do That 1 Thing
My 1 thing is to go back into H&R Block and figure out why my state e-file was rejected. Sigh.
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On Friday Estimate
Happy Friday, everyone! Friday - Post V-Day pedicure, because I'm worth it. $30 Saturday - Oil change, with 30% off coupon. ~$20 Sunday - Forcing myself to return two of the Prabal Gurung for Target items that I'm not in love with, +$80. Selling unworn clothes and unread/watched books/DVDS at Plato's Closet and Half Price Books, ~+$30. Grocery run for some essentials, $30. Really need a positive/break even weekend after I went wild the past two. If I stay according to plan, I'll come out a little on top (+$30!) and I'll try to funnel that into lunches for next week. (The best laid plans...)
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On Monday Check-In
I forgot to estimate publicly, but my mental estimate was around $75. Friday: Gas to drive home for Easter, $36.54 Saturday: Trip to the local farm for assorted goodies, $10.89 Sunday: Stopped at McDonald's after 3 hours of traffic on the way home from Easter, $2.86 Total: $50.22, aka the cheapest weekend I've had in months!