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August 2008
- Maybe We DO Deserve That 29.9% Interest Rate
- Dear U.S. Government: A Credit != A Loan
- State of the Debt, Steaming in August ‘08
July 2008
June 2008
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
January 2008
December 2007
- End of 2007 Goals Review
- Last Year’s Gifts Create A More Relaxed Christmas
- State of the Debt, November ‘07
November 2007
- Getting Ready for Some Stress-Free Christmas Spending
- Go Ahead and Opt Out!
- State of the Debt, October ‘07 Edition
October 2007
September 2007
- Interest Rate Drops - Coming To A Credit Card Near You!
- Nothing Like A Little Hypocracy: The Rugby Edition
- Closing in on $31,000 Saved…
- State of the Debt, September ‘07
August 2007
- MOMA Meme: More < Enough
- For Those of You Watching Your Investments Tank
- State of the Debt - August 2007 Edition
July 2007
June 2007
- A Few Simple Way to Save Money on a New Computer
- We’re An Inspiration?
- (Not Martha) Stewart on Living Simple
- Hit a Couple Carnivals This Week
- Just a Reminder: Debt Collectors Will Lie to Get Your Money
- Apparently I Feel Differently About Debt
- State of the Debt - June 2007 Edition
May 2007
- DirecTV Rebate Update: Arrived, Plus A Bonus
- “When We Have Some Money…”
- @#&* You, DirecTV Rebate Department
- Nobody Ever Said You Need a Brain…
- The May State of the Debt
April 2007
- Our New Portfolio Picks
- Happy Tax Freedom Day!
- Time to Rebalance Our Investments
- Accountant Finally Finishes His Taxes
- Tax Season Winds Down
- ING Makes Me Laugh
- April Fool’s State of the Debt
March 2007
- Ben Franklin Was a Tax Accountant?
- Just The Debts, Ma’am
- Quite The Introduction to Winter in the Country
February 2007
January 2007
- Bank of America Is Inviting Fraud
- Rubber Necking Financial Train Wrecks
- Realization: Healthy Eating is Expensive
- Ah, To Own Some AAPL Today
- Yesterday’s Success is Not Enough
- Fees, Fees, Everywhere…
- December Balance Sheet… and Substantial Goal Progress Already
- In Search of an Online Checking Account
December 2006
- Looking Ahead to 2007
- ‘Christmas Budget? I Thought You Were Getting Out of Debt…’
- Credit Card Companies Spam Domain Owners
- We Blew the Christmas Budget!
- When Did We Get This Stupid About Money?
- Another Annoyingly Steady Month Passes
November 2006
- Relaxing Black Friday
- Should You Enroll in an Accelerated Mortgage Payment Plan?
- HSBC Joins The PITA Login Brigade
- What Does a TiVo Have To Do With Getting Out of Debt?
- Advanced Morningstar Portfolio Tools — For Free!
- Getting a Makeover
October 2006
- Wrapping Up October
- A Painful Way to Save Money
- How To Get Your Contractor to Show Up
- Close Your Bank of America Accounts
- What Would I Do With Five Million?
- A Dream Conversation With a CSR
- Lock and Load?
September 2006
- A Few of My Favorite
ThingsHow-To’s - What Does The Fortune 500 Say About Us?
- How To Lose Your Shirt Online
- Getting Perspective on Gas Price Shopping
- It Really Isn’t That Exciting, Is It?
- Filing My Report Late
- Draw Your Way Out of Debt
August 2006
- Walmart Trying to Keep Away Repeat Customers
- Quick! Load Up On Debt Before We Run Out!
- ‘Dude… You’re Getting a Divorce!’
- Followup on Stock Picking by Community
- Stock Picking by Community
- Links for August 15, 2006
- A Bad Investment Idea Spawns Another
- Links for August 14, 2006
- The Incredible Shrinking Tax Cut
- The Three Most Dangerous Words…
- Readings for August 2, 2006
- End of July, and The Hole Deepens
July 2006
- Monopoly’s Soul Sold To Visa
- Paying More in Bank Fees Than Interest?
- The Problem with Free
- Reading Today: July 18, 2006
- Links for July 14, 2006
- Won At The Casino? Only If They Say So…
- Beat The Index or Starve!
- Links for July 7, 2006
- Feed the Meme: Credit Card Limits
- Links for July 3, 2006
- Links for July 1, 2006
- June Ends With a Whimper
June 2006
- Links for June 28, 2006
- Financial Columnist Almost Gets It
- Filing Away
- Links for June 23, 2006
- Finding Time
- Links for June 22, 2006
- Ignorance is Bliss
- Rejected Tax Filings
- Mvelopes Alternative?
- May Ends & A Few Big Changes
May 2006
- Slowing Me Down
- Free Gov’t Money!
- Renovating? Get Some New Cheap Debt
- Buying Opportunity Presents Itself
- Credit Counseling Crackdown
- More Why I Hate Credit Card Companies
- 1 Down, 599 Payments To Go…
- Having Mastercard Pays Off Your Debts? Priceless…
- crap_I_just_don’t_need.txt
- Save Money (& Time) with New Lightbulbs
- NYT Discovers Online Savings
- Tale of Making Money Blogging
- End of April Update
April 2006
- Sometimes, a Little Pain is Necessary
- Giving The Gov’t A Grant
- Your Home a Big Tax Break? Doubt It
- Tax Season 2006 Winds Down
- Lovely Error
- Gas Pains?
- Cheating Tax Preparers
- March Report Card
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
- January Report Card
- Negative Savings Rate
- Still Paying Bank Fees?
- Of Course!
- Playing with Charting
- Toyota Tax Break? Better Hurry…
- Beware Expensive Funds (and Those Selling Them)
- Did I Happen to Mention? MBNA Sucks
- Some Good Advice, Some Bad
With Thinking Like This…- Serene Investing
- How To Invest Online (circa 2000)
- Cool New Posting Tool for Firefox
- Skip that Realtor™
December 2005
June 2005
- Report Card for May
- Reading Today: June 14th
- Gas Guzzlers Make Me Laugh
- Reading Today: June 7th
- More Education
May 2005
- Somehow, A New Credit Card
- Short Term Investing = Gambling
- Credit Monitoring Services
- Irregular Posting & A Horrible Lesson
- Why Even Ask The Question?
- Report Card for April
April 2005
- Thinking Aloud: Tax Efficiency and Investing for Retirement
- A Brief Review: The Automatic Millionaire
- Poor MBNA
- A Few Days Off
- Ridiculous Wastes of Money
- Some Bad Choices
- Very Short Term Goals: April 2005
- Goals 1.0
- Day Trading: A Suckers Bet
- Can’t Get There From Here

