LivingAlmostLarge

The results from the poll are in.
11% (3 people) said No way to paying for college23% (6 people) said Yes, Unconditionally paying for college30% (8 people) said Yes, but with grade conditions34% (9 people) said Maybe, depends on finances
Very neat and interesting. I am pretty sure we’re going to pay for college for [...]

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Twice in one week very strange experiences happened. Something that makes me wonder about the trends of debt in the US. I once wrote that it my CC would have to be pried out from my cold dead hands. I still think that, but I’m wondering if Americans aren’t getting worse about CC debt and [...]

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DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INVESTOR NOR AM I RECCOMENDING BUYING ANY OF THESE STOCKS….
I decided to jump into the market right now. I put a bit of money into starting a new portfolio for fun. This is to see if DH is right that stocks pay more than mutual funds or try to [...]

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Ugh…Followup after my letter to them the dental office responded. The dental office said they had no documentation about my change in insurance providers. Obviously my word is not good enough so I am having a letter from BCBS and Delta stating the date of coverage termination and initiation. It will be pretty [...]

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I’m going to check out my sibling’s homes these next few weekends. One lives in OH, the other in VA, and the last one lives in HI. So our lives vary and our homes vary as well.
I decided for fun to put our homes into Zillow to get an estimated price and find [...]

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I read that the US has the lowest amount of time off in the westernized countries. The average time off is 13 days/year. However most people start out with an average of 8.9 days/year. This is about half what most European countries allow their workers.
I get an uncounted number of days off [...]

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I’ll probably be on 2 weekend trips with family in September. Hence I’m looking for some guest blogger to write a post. Anything financial would be great. I’ll happily link back to your site and add you to my blogroll. Email me at livingalmost@gmail.com
Thanks…

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I wonder if I’m one of the few people who enjoys using priceline for hotels and car rentals? Most people I’ve talked to won’t use priceline because they hate not knowing which hotel they will get. But I’ve found it makes it a bit more interesting not knowing what you’ll get.
Last night I [...]

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Why does online bill pay take so long? I’m frustrated because banks say to have a date to deliver by but it never happens. For every single bill I pay using Bank of America I have to make sure it occurs immediately because there is always problems.
Apparently they still mail actual checks to [...]

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I’ve thought a lot about this, the problem is I’m not sure what we really need because I’m not working and earning an income so our living is based mostly on one income. Will we scale up our lifestyle later? Will we have more income use to save? Or will our needs [...]

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