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Personal Finance Links – 70 Hour Work Week Edition 22 Jan 2013 | 07:10 pm
I have just finished working over 70 hour work weeks for two weeks in a row. I should still get about 65 hours this week. It is a lot of hours. Since I get to sleep some of those hours and my work is ...
December Safe Withdrawal Rate – 104.5% 16 Jan 2013 | 06:09 am
My December 2012 safe withdrawal rate was 104.5%. That is obviously not a safe withdrawal rate at all and is quite a bit worse than my SWR in November of 86.22%. There were two reasons for SWR being m...
Make Your Own Shaving Oil 11 Jan 2013 | 09:16 am
Using a safety razor allows me to keep my shaving costs low yet get an excellent shave. I have extremely sensitive skin and even using a high quality razor, shaving gel, and shaving in the shower my s...
December Income – $1668.65 7 Jan 2013 | 04:55 pm
Here is a breakdown of my income for December. Online Income $707.96 Interest $0.09 Dividends $55.89 Cash Back $97.57 Mystery Shopping $37.50 Jobs $769.64 Total $1668.65 My income was down quite a bit...
Personal Finance Links – New Year Edition 7 Jan 2013 | 04:28 am
This year is off to a good start. I started my new job on the 2nd and I think I’m going to like it. There isn’t much else news to report. I will be updating how I’m doing on my goals for 2013 in the...
December Expenses – $1580.99 3 Jan 2013 | 05:18 am
Here is a breakdown of my expenses for December. Household $332.35 Entertainment $104 Transportation $826.79 Food $168.79 Debt $5.00 Phone $26.81 Health $117.25 Total $1580.99 My December expenses wer...
Setting Financial Goals for 2013 – $100 Giveaway 1 Jan 2013 | 10:31 pm
I have already set my financial goals for 2013. My current financial goals for 2013 are to save 50% of my income and live on minimum wage. I will likely set a couple more financial goals later in the ...
2012 Recap 1 Jan 2013 | 12:45 am
Since this is the last day of the year it is a good time to look back on how I did in 2012. This year definitely had some ups and downs. I will start with the negatives and then the positives so this ...
2013 Goals: Save 50% of Income and Live on Minimum Wage 29 Dec 2012 | 02:04 am
The end of the year is coming up soon and many people are setting goals for the new year. I will be setting a couple of goals for 2013 as well. My intention is to set a couple of year long goals ...
Maxing My Credit Card Cash Back 19 Dec 2012 | 10:06 pm
If you have been reading the blog for a while you have probably noticed that I have a cash back category in my income statements each month. The amount varies but it isn’t unusual for me to make $50 o...
