Posts for Punch Debt In The Face


The less glamorous side of marriage

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 10, 2010 at 3:41 am
I’m gonna be completely honest. There are a few things about getting married that kind of stress me out.  I get so caught up in the fantasy of marriage, that I sometimes ... (more)

How dare you spend your money on fun things!

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 9, 2010 at 5:26 am
Money can be used in four ways. It can be saved, invested, gifted, and spent. Generally I focus more on the investing and saving aspects of money, but today I want to chat with ... (more)

This aint no competition

From
March 8, 2010 at 4:29 am

Achieving financial freedom should not, I repeat SHOULD NOT, be a competition. Unfortunately, I often find myself making it one. Sure, financial stability/freedom/security is

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I’m a friend whore

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 5, 2010 at 4:01 am
That’s right, I just made 10,834 new friends today. All with the first name George, last name Washington. Sure these “friends” may be inanimate objects (one ... (more)

Procrastinators unite….tomorrow

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 4, 2010 at 3:00 am
One of my favorite things about authoring this blog is getting to read the various emails people send me from time to time. Yesterday, I received a simple, one question email… I ... (more)

Financial unredo (yeah I made “unredo” up)

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 3, 2010 at 5:23 am
If you’ve been scoping PF blogs for a while, you’ve probably seen some posts realted to financial do overs. Ya know, a time in your life that you made a terrible financial ... (more)

Who pays $4,000 for a honeymoon!?

From Punch Debt In The Face
March 2, 2010 at 4:28 am
As Girl Ninja and I approach our wedding day, we have began the honeymoon planning phase. I have alluded to the honeymoon cost ($4K) in a few posts and have received my fair share ... (more)

Net Worth: March 2010

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March 1, 2010 at 3:26 am

I’ve got a crush on the last 30 days, because my NW soared. I want to fly like an eagle, I want to run through the halls of my high school, I want to shake my money maker

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Do I have to change the name of my blog?

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 26, 2010 at 4:11 am
What situation would you rather be in… Situation Uno: You could have $20,000 in savings, but also have $15,000 in mid-interest debt (7%). Situation Dos: You could have $5,000 ... (more)

I can’t wait to take on more debt….sike!!!!

From
February 25, 2010 at 3:13 am

So I received a free 9 month credit monitoring package from TransUnion as part of some class action lawsuit I was unknowingly involved in. I have to say, having the ability to

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Vote for me or I’ll punch a baby

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 24, 2010 at 4:28 am
So I found out the other day that I had been nominated by my fellow bloggers for a 2009 Plutus Award in the category of “Most Humuours Personal Finance Blog”. That’s ... (more)

I save like a G

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 23, 2010 at 3:43 am
I love today’s title because it holds double meaning. I originally meant I save like a G (as in Gangsta). If you didn’t know, I’m the ghettoest (is that a word?) ... (more)

Monthly Expenses: January 2010

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 22, 2010 at 3:49 am
If the rest of 2010 is as good as January was, I’ll be a happy camper. Tutoring really gave my discretionary income a sexy little boost and I also brought home some blogging ... (more)

No difference between optimism and stupidity?

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 18, 2010 at 2:54 am
I love that people use optimism to excuse stupidity. I try to avoid being labeled a pessimist or an optimist. I much rather prefer to associate with the realists. I do consider ... (more)

Bigger isn’t always better

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 17, 2010 at 3:24 am
I love when people say “Bigger is better.” I mean, we all know the popular Texan slogan “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” We are told we need to make ... (more)

Two Truths and a Lie

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February 16, 2010 at 3:34 am

You ever played “Two truths and a lie”? It’s often used as an ice breaking tool at social gatherings and small group meetings. Since we are all a bunch of awkward

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Gotta love the Presidents

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 15, 2010 at 3:20 am
Federal Holiday = Day off Work = Day off Blogging. For all of you that have to work today, join me in a moment of silence… ……………………………………………………………….. ….HAHA ... (more)

Hypothetical questions are fun…right?

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 12, 2010 at 4:27 am
Forgive me PDITF loyalists, for I have sinned. It is way to late for me to really think of anything worth writing about, so on this glorious Friday morning, I ask a simple, but ... (more)

Wedding Registry, from a Man’s perspective

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 11, 2010 at 3:39 am
Girl Ninja and I have embarked on an epic journey. A journey in to the world of pots, pans, and garbage cans. That’s right my friends, it’s wedding registry time. Registering ... (more)

Share your secret

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 10, 2010 at 3:01 am
Today’s blog post has the potential to be my most favorite blog idea yet!!! Have you heard of the wesbite PostSecret? It’s a blog, that posts secrets…go figure. ... (more)

Nice ass(ets)

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 9, 2010 at 3:58 am
Yesterday I wrote about a little quandary some working professionals face: being stuck in a job that will limit their future career potential. Let’s face it, some skill sets ... (more)

My job could be my own worst enemy

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 8, 2010 at 3:23 am
I graduated college at 21 without the slightest idea what I was going to do for a living. I took my psychology degree and landed myself a job with The Fed. I’m pretty vague ... (more)

What are you saving for?

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 5, 2010 at 3:00 am
Seeing that I have already wrote two articles on saving this week, I figure it’s only appropriate to finish the week off with, yet another post, about saving. Consider these ... (more)

Are you a Thousand Dollar Baller?

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 4, 2010 at 3:21 am
There’s a lot of hype around millionaires. If you read Budgets Are Sexy (which I recommend you do) you’ll see J. Money has a club, “The Million Dollar Club” ... (more)

National savings rate…epic fail

From Punch Debt In The Face
February 3, 2010 at 3:43 am
Wanna see something that will make you cringe? It’s a graph of the United States Personal Savings Rate. As of mid 2009, the savings rate had reached a 17 year high (6.9%) ... (more)