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@Blondsak Congrats!! That's amazing!

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 3:37 pm 0

On Open Thread

I got approved for an awesome airline-miles rewards credit card from AmEx last night! I'm so excited. Alaska, it might take a year or so, but I'm comin' for ya!

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 3:12 pm 1

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@Bill Fostex Amazing.

Posted on May 17, 2013 at 3:06 pm 0

On How to Stop Going into Credit Card Debt for the Sake of "Points"

This is really interesting and relevant to my interests. I just got an offer for an airline miles rewards card, and I was planning to research it a little more tonight and potentially apply. I don't fly very often, but I'd love build up points so that when I do fly, it'll be much cheaper for me. I liked seeing an article about a different way that credit cards can be tricky and hard to get away from once you've started. Thanks for the different perspective!

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 1:57 pm 0

On Charting Your Percentages of Pay Spent on Housing Responses

This is cool, Mike! It would be interesting to see how these results correlated to where people live (by state or just by urban/suburban/rural). I didn't get to comment on the earlier post so I'll just throw out that I spend about 27% of my take-home pay on rent for a shared two-bedroom apartment in the SF Bay Area.

Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:34 pm 0

On Recruiting Via LinkedIn

Yes, I had a recruiter contact me recently. Out of curiosity, I looked at the job posting she said I was "perfect" for... and it had nothing to do with my experience or what I wanted to do with my career. I honestly have no idea how she found me. But luckily I had just started a new job, so I could honestly say that I was in a new position and was not currently looking for other opportunities, but thank you for thinking of me!

Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:31 pm 0

On Money Lessons In Children's Books

Oh, this is lovely. I'd love to see this as a series.

Posted on May 10, 2013 at 2:07 pm 3

On Working Families Flexibility Act Not So Flexible for Workers

I'd choose PTO so that I could take a vacation or, hell, just be able to go to the doctor without having to lose out on my income.

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 1:30 pm 0

On Monday Check-In

I estimated $200 for buying birthday presents and some clothes for myself. I spent $322. I cannot resists a Banana Republic sale!

Posted on May 6, 2013 at 12:22 pm 0

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@oiseau I will join you!

Posted on May 5, 2013 at 1:08 am 0