Archive for November, 2007
Monday Morning Weight Loss Report - Nov 19, 2007
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Last Week: 254
This Week: 254
Loss: 0 pounds
This is a disappointing week on the weight loss report, but I am not surprised. I was really sore after working out last weekend and that kept me sidelined for about half of the week. That wasn’t my problem though, I could have started up again later in the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Weekly Weigh-in by Eden
Get Out of Debt in 9 Steps # 1- Stop Borrowing Money
Monday, November 19th, 2007
It may sound obvious that you need to stop borrowing money to get out of debt, but it isn’t always easy. If it was easy, why would people be in debt in the first place? If you want to get out of debt, your journey must start somewhere, and that starting place is where you [...]
23 Comments » - Posted in Debt, Get Out of Debt Series by Eden
Savings Tip- Charge Yourself Exorbitant Bank Fees
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
If my bank charged me a 10% fee to transfer money between accounts, I would promptly be seeking a new bank. However, if those fees were being paid to me, it would help my savings to build up over time. That is the premise behind my simple idea to help increase my emergency fund.
We have [...]
15 Comments » - Posted in Emergency fund, Saving by Eden
Web Favorites - Nov 17, 2007
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Reader Question: Bear Market Worries, What About My Roth IRA? by My Money Blog - Interesting response to a reader’s question about a drop in the stock market. My take, if you can’t handle seeing your mutual funds drop on a short term basis then you shouldn’t be investing in stocks. Find your comfort level [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Web Favorites by Eden
Personal Finance Carnival Follow-up and Favorites
Friday, November 16th, 2007
I may have complained a bit about trying to keep up with all of the articles in my earlier Personal Finance Carnival post, but I decided not to be negative and instead made some extra time for reading. I started at the bottom of the list and tried to focus only on bloggers that are [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Web Favorites by Eden
Fuel Efficiency Update with My Mile Marker
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
I posted a while back about the My Mile Marker website. It’s a simple online application for tracking fuel efficiency and fuel costs. Today, Clever Dude wrote an interesting article about the rising costs of fuel and that made me think this is a good time to review my history. After tracking my fuel costs [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Finance, Spending by Eden
Carnival of Personal Finance #126
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Thanks to Million Dollar Journey for hosting the 126th Carnival of Personal Finance. I actually hadn’t been to the Million Dollar Journey site until this carnival, but I have to say I really like what I see. Be sure to visit if you haven’t already.
I already posted links to many of these articles [...]
