From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
March 10, 2010 at 11:16 am
Well, what do you know, the minute I "give up" on my State Tax Return...and magically it appears in my account!And with that, I have knocked out my Citi Card once and for all...leaving ... (
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March 5, 2010 at 11:19 am
Well, I did it. Today, for the first time in more than two or three years, my credit card debt is officially less than $1,000!I made a 800-something dollar payment to my Chase
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 24, 2010 at 11:06 am
Oh man, February has been a very dissapointing month. I still haven't gotten my NYState tax return back ($600) and was really hoping that money would go towards paying off my Citi ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 15, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Oh boy, last night I watched a movie I really shouldn't have! I rented Food, Inc. last night OnDemand because I was home all day sick. I really love documentaries and I was hoping ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 11, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I still haven't receieved my state tax return, despsite getting an email last Friday saying it went through. Ugh, so frustrating, since it is the only thing keeping me from being ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 5, 2010 at 8:24 am
Argh, I am so sad this morning. I thought I would be getting my NY State Tax Return back today ($600) but instead I have been told NYS has to "thoroughly review my return" instead. ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 3, 2010 at 5:41 pm
A whole bunch of other PF bloggers have joined on to do the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred Challenge started by the Well-Heeled Bloog, and I have just kind of sat back and watched ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
February 1, 2010 at 2:26 pm
After reading this column on WSJ.com, all I can say is: wow, lucky girl!So to put it simply - girl graduates college w/no debt (thanks for scholarships and parents), lives in NYC ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 29, 2010 at 12:49 pm
BF and I got into a debate the other night over the "D" word...DEBTThis is how it started:Me: "wow, I can't believe I am going to be out of debt on February 5th."BF: "but what ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 27, 2010 at 11:51 am
Last week I was successful with my food challenge of "no eating out" until the end of February. The only slipup was Friday afternoon, in which I had lunch out because of a new ... (
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January 25, 2010 at 10:47 am
Last year was really disappointing, tax-wise, at least!Due to a bunch of weird changes in my income, I ended up with $0 back from the government, which I was okay with but kind
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 25, 2010 at 10:47 am
Last year was really disappointing, tax-wise, at least!Due to a bunch of weird changes in my income, I ended up with $0 back from the government, which I was okay with but kind ... (
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January 25, 2010 at 10:47 am
Last year was really disappointing, tax-wise, at least!Due to a bunch of weird changes in my income, I ended up with $0 back from the government, which I was okay with but kind
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January 25, 2010 at 10:47 am
Last year was really disappointing, tax-wise, at least!Due to a bunch of weird changes in my income, I ended up with $0 back from the government, which I was okay with but kind
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 21, 2010 at 10:44 am
I think I get between 10-20 marketing emails from retail destinations every. single. day.I am so fed up with this! I don't think it's fair that I am being bombarded with a new ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 19, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I have to come to accept the hard truth - I spend too much money on eating out. BF and I usually at least eat out two or three times (dinner and maybe two lunches) over the weekend. ... (
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January 18, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Since one of my major “life goals” is to own a house in the next five or so years, I know that my Credit Score will be one of the defining factors as to whether or not I get a
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 15, 2010 at 4:24 pm
There was a time in my life, not too long ago, when I spent many hours pouring over fashion magazines. I would earmark every page where there was something I "wanted" and "needed." ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 13, 2010 at 9:41 am
With my debt basically one payment away from being gone, I realize that I am going to have to start thinking about saving..and not just socking away money in a savings account ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 11, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Coupons......"q-pons" as some people like to call them....I try so hard to use these things and make it work, but I have to admit I kinda suck at it!For example, I was just reading ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 9, 2010 at 1:24 pm
My goal for 2010 is to enter and compete in at least one running/swimming/triathlon event a month, starting in March. I am trying to figure out how to make this work, so here's ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 8, 2010 at 11:33 am
Ahh, is it me, or do you just sit every day during the week in anticipation of getting paid just so you can pay your bills?!I do.It is such a sense of relief/achievement every ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 6, 2010 at 1:04 pm
what!!! blasphemy!! (is what I would have said last week!)A couple weeks ago I started eating lunch every now and then at this great Greek/Mediterrian place called "Eata Pita" ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 5, 2010 at 4:02 pm
I finally got paid for selling my Louis Vuitton bag on Ebay two weeks ago! I took the $350 and asked BF for advice.I had two choices - use it to make a $300 payment towards my ... (
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From GREEN I$ THE NEW BLACK
January 4, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Like last year, I have a mixed bag of goals for the year 2010. Not all of them relate directly to personal finance, but this is a blog also just about my life and things I do, ... (
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