From the monthly archives:

June 2006

Your Net Worth

June 6, 2006

He says:
Once a year I like to do a Net Worth statement to see where we are financially.  A Net Worth Statement helps:
 1.  You to see the big picture.
 2.  You to stay focused and pay down or pay off your debt.
 3.  You to see where diversification is needed in your assets.
 4.  You to see that [...]

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$100 Rule

June 6, 2006

He says:
When you get married, your life and your money become one.  It is no longer, this is mine and that is yours.  It is this is ours.  100% of everything you have together is hers and 100% is his. Or sometimes when you first get married and you do not have much money, you [...]

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Getting Ready For The Hurricanes

June 5, 2006

She says,
We are currently working on stocking up on our hurricane supplies.  We live in a hurricane prone state (Florida) and our memories of the 3 hurricanes that hit us in 2004 have not faded.  Since we “survived the storms”, our actual experiences helped us to determine what supplies we needed to have on hand.
1.  [...]

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All Things Financial

June 4, 2006

Finally remembered where I had read that poll about eating out that I mentioned yesterday.  It was at All Financial Matters.  So, I went over there this morning and was reading again. I like this blog.  Lots of great ideas.  I am adding this blog to our list of blogs read.
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$28.12

June 3, 2006

She says:
That was what we spent last month on eating out.  Yes, $28.12.  It was for 4 trips to McDonald’s (1 time per week) at $7.03 per visit (3 happy meals for the kids).  All of our other meals are made at home.  I was able to get to the exact amount because we use [...]

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Teaching The Kids About Money

June 2, 2006

She says:
It is important to us that our kids know how to handle money so we’ve been working on teaching them since they were really little.  Basically, when one of our children turned 3 years old they would start receiving a weekly “allowance”.  Now the point of this allowance is not so much the money, [...]

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Stop Buying Crap

June 1, 2006

She says:
So I was checking out more personal financial blogs today and came across this one Stop Buying Crap.  What a great title. Lots of stuff which makes the personal finance topic a little more “fun”, if that’s possible. Anyway, go check them out (even better, visit their site before you go shopping!)
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