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Entries from May 2006

A Penny Saved Blog

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

She says:
I have been looking at personal financial blogs and want to start adding some to the blogroll. I found  A Penny Saved and spent some time reading through the blog.  I must say there are some good ideas to be found here.  So if you have a moment, head on over there.
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Tags: General Finance

“Drive It Till The Wheels Fall Off”

May 31st, 2006 · 2 Comments

She says:
I could have also named this post “Recent debt temptation” but thought the “drive it until the wheels fall off” was more interesting.  It’s been our motto for years regarding our vehicles.  We do not have any car debt.  We own our 1999 Dodge Caravan with 105,000 miles on it.  It has been running [...]

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Tags: General Finance · Personal Finance · Saving Money

Tracking Your Money

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

He says:
Hi, I first want to the thank all the veterans for their service.  I want to thank the current members of the military for serving and protecting us.  I want to thank the family members of all veterans for their sacrifice.
My wonderful wife mentions our plan of attack on our spending plan/budget.  Using a [...]

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Tags: General Finance

The Weekly Posting Update

May 30th, 2006 · No Comments

She says:
That’s what we call it when we enter our receipts and deposits into our Quicken program.  Yesterday was my turn to get our finanaces updated.  We alternate turns on a weekly basis.  We have a special area where we place all receipts for purchases (yes every receipt even the ones from the ATM) and [...]

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Tags: General Finance

Memorial Day Celebrations

May 29th, 2006 · No Comments

We took the kids to a wonderful Memorial Day parade this morning.  It was your typical small town parade with police motorcycle sirens, boy scout troups, cars with the city commissioners, and of course, our veterans.  Our kids got quite a bundle too from flags they were given to wave, to candy, pencils, and the [...]

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Tags: Personal Finance

Living Lean

May 29th, 2006 · No Comments

She says:
I just finished reading this article from the

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Tags: Debt · Personal Finance

5 Steps To Creating A Successful Budget

May 28th, 2006 · No Comments

She says:
I was reading this article on the

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Tags: Budgeting · General Finance · Personal Finance