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From the monthly archives:
Never mind the little guys all of four-years-old buzzing around the rink all get-up in their hockey gear skating circles around my kids (and me) with their knees all of six inches off the ground. Olivia and Peter had a great time, walkers and all.
This was our first time skating this winter, and Peter’s first time ever [...]
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I argue that tracking your finances is even more important than creating a budget. After all — if you don’t know where your money is going, how can you create a realistic, working budget?
The first time my husband and I were challenged to track every dollar we spent was over ten years ago when I was taking [...]
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Not really! But the numbers are finally in! And for Christmas we spent…
[Drumroll]
$539.09
I really don’t know why it took me so long to post this. I guess I thought I owed you further explanation, like who exactly we got Christmas for and how much we spent on each person and what else we spent during [...]
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Debt Balances as of the End of December 2010:
First Mortgage: $169,084.98
Credit Card Transfer #1: $23,410.00
Credit Card Transfer #2: $6,500.00
Rental Property: $106,084.98
Total Debt: $305,357.00
This is a difference of -$865.63 in principle from the $306,222.63 owed in primary and rental mortgage debt* at the end of November.
*The credit card transfers used to be our second [...]
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Other duties and priorities are whisking me away at the moment, but I will be blogging more regularly soon, I pinky-promise.
On the agenda:
How much our Christmas cost us.
Our financial/debt update numbers for the month of December.
Why tracking your spending should be like brushing your teeth, and maybe even more important.
Not necessarily in that order.
And for [...]
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