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This time Festival under 30 Finances is hosted by Beachgirl regarding resolutions for 2007. My post about my 2007 resolutions is included

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Okay I’m probably the one blogger who didn’t yet discuss giving. I’m not much of a giver, at least not religiously. I giver sporadically to things, mostly whatever fundraiser a friend/neighbor is asking for. But I do not tithe. I wonder if instead of tithing, I shouldn’t give to a set [...]

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Okay so I’m home, and I realized that the thirfty nature is inbreed in my genes. My grandparents were really poor which drove my mom and aunts/uncles to be super frugal.
So my grandmother used to wash saran wrap and place it on the refrigerator to dry. She would also wash and reuse [...]

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Here’s the newly posted Carnival of Personal Finances #80. My post about chasing returns on mutual funds was featured.

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Merry christmas and I wish everyone a healthy and happy new year. May this year be fruitful and blessed for all.
I am so glad I am at home for reasons that cannot be held to a monetary price.

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I guess I never really posted my Christmas spending. I know most people blow quite a bit on Christmas, but I cringe at the idea of what my Christmas budget really is. Since I’m a non-budgeter, I sort of buy what I like for people. Looking at my credit card statement, I’ve spent thus far [...]

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I read this article a week ago about a family in Nebraska unable to live on $150k/year in Omaha, Nebraska. This sounds crazy to someone who makes a bit less than that and can save for retirement living in the ridiculously expensive Northeast. Sure they have 4 kids, but I know a lot [...]

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I am a terrible budgeter, I just can’t do it. I am unable to track every penny spent, and I hate doing it. I hate collecting reciepts, itemizing purchases and seeing whether I really have the money for it or not. I tried to get DH on board, but it doesn’t seem to work either. [...]

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I am not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions. Mine never inevitably stick. And I usually don’t do the financial resolutions, because I’m not a budgeter, but instead I live my life without a budget.
In 2007, I resolve that we will save the maximum $23.5k/year into retirement accounts if we are still eligible for [...]

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If you are under 35 and work for a private company the chances of you having a pensions are 1 in 20. If you work a government or state agency then your chances are 1 in 2. However many state pensions are undergoing reform as well. What is the likelihood that someone just [...]

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