My New Budget for the New Year
So now that it’s the New Year and I’ve spent WAY too much over the last month or two, I’m going budget crazy to get this mess under control.
For a quick recap, I got a new job which doubled my income. Secondly, we sold our house, downsized and paid off all of our debts except [...]
A look back on 2008
2008 was sort of a wild ride for me. A lot changed in my financial life. Overall, most things were for the better. Here’s a basic list:
I doubled my income
I sold my house
I paid off around $70K in debt (mostly through the sale of the house)
I funded a $10,000 emergency fund
This last year was basically [...]
My Christmas failure
So Christmas has come and gone and we spent way too much money. In fact we spent quite a bit over budget. Though I guess the real problem is that I didn’t set a budget this Christmas. We had generic guidelines on how much we wanted to spend on different people for Christmas but nothing [...]
Mint.com iPhone App Launched
If you are one of the millions of people who went out and bought an iPhone or and iPod Touch, you should know that Mint.com jsut released an app for it.
Personally, I’m extremely excited about this as I have an iPod Touch and have been wanting a good and free way to track my finances [...]
It’s snowing in Arizona
So I live in one of the few areas of Arizona that is not a complete desert. I live at about 7000 ft and we just got a bunch of snow. Since I work 45 minutes away, I decided to work from home today. It’s nice to have a job and profession that allows me [...]
Reader Response: You pick the topic
For the last few months, I have been researching and writing about topics that specifically interest me. Things that are on my mind and that affect my personal situation, but I’d like to focus a bit more on you over the next little while. If there are any subjects or topics you would like me [...]