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Managing my budget while unemployed
As many of you know, I left/was laid off from my ad job this past Tuesday. I’m not thrilled that I don’t have a job anymore, but it wasn’t too bad of an exit. They didn’t really want to let me go, but there wasn’t any work at my level, and I couldn’t get caught […]
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The Spending Trend Continues!
I found myself in a place I said I would never go again. A shopping mall. I went back today because it has a Walmart and I wanted to get this cheapo pair of flat boots that would fit my wide calf (as seen in the Fatshionista! community). Lucky for me it wasn’t the zoo […]
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No Spend Days!
There is a PF blogger that I really admire, Canadian Saver over at Saving4Later. She’s really good at keeping track of her daily expenses, budgeting and instituting No Spend and No Driving days. I’ve been trying to incorporate a few of her methods into my own life recently, especially as I try to frantically save […]
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Car Follow-Up
Well, I went home and visited my folks last night. I started to discuss the idea of taking the car with my dad and boy oh boy did he start throwing out the reasons I should NOT take it. I think we spent an hour going back and forth, discussing the pros and cons of […]
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Should I Buy The Car?
I got some news yesterday in a call from my mom. Turns out they’ve taken my Granny’s license away (The whole Granny situation is another story… *sigh*), so mom and dad now have her car plus their other two. My Granny has a nice new car, so my parents are going to keep that and […]
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Cutting Back
So, I’m going to Vegas. Which costs a lot. Which means that I need to save in other areas to be able to afford this trip. I signed up for some clay pottery classes a while ago that are due to start at the end of March. I’ve given them my CC# but haven’t been […]
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Woo! Las Vegas!
I know I’ve been complaining about the money situation lately and this seems a little counterintuitive, but I’m going to Las Vegas!!! 😀My friend C and I had originally planned to travel somewhere warm together in February, but our schedules and budgets and stuff never really synched up so we didn’t go at that time. […]
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Financial Update
I’ve just updated my tracking bars on the side and have also decided to make a few changes. Primarily, I’ve decided that right now is just not a good time to buy a Vespa, what with the economy the way it is and the chance that I might lose my job. It would involve large […]
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Birthday Money
So this week is my birthday, but I went home to see my family this weekend so we could do the family birthday thing. I also got to open some presents and cards that family sent over. Now that I’m older I don’t expect or get very much for my birthdays, but my grandparents still […]
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Holiday Fashion – Ginger Style
So I mentioned the holiday party I’m hosting with my roommate. I looked through my closet and realized that I have very little that would be appropriate for a soiree of that nature, since I’ve decided I won’t wear a black top. “But Ginger!” You say. “You look fantastic in black! It is by far […]