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China isn't Cheap!

(Jun 21) Nope, this isn't a discussion on Chinese prices. We have almost finished the process of creating our gift registries for the wedding. That's a good thing, since the wedding is in September and wedding showers are starting in a couple of weeks. I found registering for gifts to really not be as fun as I ...    Read       (8 Comments)

End of Quarter Push

(Jun 21) Working in an enviroment that pays for performance can be challenging and rewarding. I'm in a situation where a portion of my pay is determined by the amount of software I sell on both a quarterly and annual basis. Commission-based selling is definitely challenging & rewarding, but can sometimes be painful & stressful.    Read

Damaged Goods make Good Deals

(Jun 17) Here's a Friday fun story that details what I had to deal with earlier this week. The lesson of the story is to not be afraid of asking for a discount, the worst they can say is no.    Read     (1 Comment)

Financial Conversation for Newlyweds

(Jun 16) We're 86 days away from the wedding. Here's a conversation that took place over e-mail today between me and the bride-to-be.    Read

June 2005: pf Dashboard

(Jun 16) I have completed my Financial Dashboard and Retirement Tracking tool. I will begin publishing the results monthly -- on or around the 15th of every month. I haven't figured out an easy way to post this as a table, so this month the results will be listed out. I'm excited that I'm almost done with ...    Read

50 Things to do with your $$

(Jun 10) Buy running shoes, go back to school, buy quality stocks .... These are all things you can do with your hard earned money. Do they make sense?    Read       (2 Comments)

Summer Reading

(Jun 9) Summer has hit in North Carolina. Daily high temperatures have been in the 90's all week, with high humidity and scattered severe thunderstorms. I found that writing down my June financial goals helped me to stick to them. I figure it's reasonable to believe the same would hold true if I list out my reading ...    Read

pf Ratios for my Dashboard

(Jun 8) I'm making progress on my Personal Finance dashboard, which was discussed in my June pf Goals post. This process has been an eye-opener and many ways and I encourage everyone to build something to track your financial results. I'm working on ratios now -- what can financial ratios tell me?    Read

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