From Forest on Finance
March 12, 2010 at 11:19 am
About once a week I get an email from a Twin Cities concert promoter that announces all the upcoming shows in the area. Usually I scroll through and delete, but last week, ... (
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March 10, 2010 at 11:55 am
There’s nothing better to help me get over the Wild’s loss last night than waking up this morning and finding myself $2,000 richer!
Today is my two year anniversary ... (
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March 9, 2010 at 4:48 pm
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that my MN Wild whooped up on the Calgary Flames last week and then in turn got whooped up on by them a few days later. I’m ... (
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March 3, 2010 at 7:10 am
Here’s a snapshot of our finances as of March 1st.
SAVINGS (Checking, ING Savings) +710 to $32,119
A decent bump but I would have liked to have seen it go up even more.
INVESTMENTS
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March 1, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Here are my book selling stats for February
Selling Stats
Number of Sales: 47
Sales: $347.52
Shipping Credit: $179.55
Inventory Costs: $34.79
Amazon Commission: $112.93
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February 24, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I spent a ridiculous amount of time this past weekend on the cable company’s online chat feature discussing my options with a representative.
I love companies that have the ... (
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February 19, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Today is payday and it’s the day that my $700 bonus got added to my paycheck. After taxes, I netted just over $379 more than usual. I know I complained last week about ... (
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February 18, 2010 at 7:30 am
It’s a little late, but here is the state of our finances as of February 1st.
SAVINGS (Checking, ING Savings) +615 to $31,409
Just a tiny increase here.
INVESTMENTS (Fidelity, ... (
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February 16, 2010 at 11:32 pm
As you all know Bird and I moved across town and into the townhouse last weekend. Let’s take a look at what the actual move cost us:
Truck Rental: $90 ($29.95 + .99 a ... (
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February 12, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Tomorrow morning at 8 am I pick up the U-Haul and Bird and I move to our new place. I’m so, so, so excited.
That being said, I’ll be without internet for a while ... (
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February 12, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Yesterday I had my annual review (I met expectations) and I was pleasantly surprised to find out I got a bonus. $700 big ones which will show up on next weeks paycheck and be ... (
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February 8, 2010 at 9:17 am
We’re going through some changes:
In early January, my position at work kind of transformed into a new role. It’s not a new position and it didn’t get me a
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From Forest on Finance
February 1, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Here are my book selling stats for the first month of 2010:
Selling Stats
Number of Sales: 137
Sales: $1,232.90
Shipping Credit: $558.66
Inventory Costs: $379.45
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January 26, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Over the MLK Day weekend, Bird and I traveled to West Palm Beach, Florida for a friend’s wedding. It was a lovely weekend and worth every penny we spent. Although there ... (
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January 22, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Bird and I spent the past long weekend down in Florida attending a friend’s wedding and then relaxing with some alligators. And Boy oh Boy did we spend some money (I’ll ... (
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January 14, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Here’s the reading list from last year:
1) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell – This book came highly recommended by some friends. While I found the structure intriguing, ... (
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January 13, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Just for kicks, in 2008 I started keeping track of the books I read.
Here’s 2008’s list:
1. Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson- loved, loved, loved the setting of ... (
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January 11, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Having multiple income streams is one of those things you often hear about in the PF blogosphere as a good idea. And I totally agree. It’s nice to collect a salary from ... (
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January 6, 2010 at 10:10 pm
As if getting paid to take surveys wasn’t cool enough, now I’m getting free stuff from MySurvey.com.
Last week I came home to find a big box waiting for me at the door. ... (
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January 6, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Back in November, we attended a silent auction benefit for a friend with cancer. Bird and I went into it knowing we wanted to donate anywhere from $300 to $400 which would come ... (
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January 6, 2010 at 12:40 pm
For Christmas, I bought myself this new TV and I love it!
Bird and I have been without a television for almost two years and to be perfectly honest, we didn’t really ... (
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January 5, 2010 at 11:55 am
I received $110 in Christmas money from various relatives. I have decided to save that money and put it in our house downpayment fund at ING. After moving this money over ... (
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January 5, 2010 at 11:25 am
Well, it looks like I missed a Net Worth Update in December, but here I am to start the new year on the right foot. I’ll make it a goal to try to update the net worth ... (
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January 4, 2010 at 10:43 am
Here are my book selling stats for December 2009:
Selling Stats
Number of Sales: 62
Sales: $490.59
Shipping Credit: $248.40
Inventory Costs: $118.56
Amazon Commission: ... (
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December 31, 2009 at 11:26 am
I just got this crazy bright graphic in an email sent out from our VP.
Here’s wishing you and yours a very happy New Year’s Eve and an even better 2010. ... (
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