Archive for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category
Monday, June 16th, 2008
(This post is part of a MBN Group Writing Project on "Finances at Graduation.")
When I entered graduate school I remember being absolutely shocked how much stuff cost. I was in a dorm my first year and remember that I had $60 left every two weeks after paying for the dorm ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Whenever we make a decision to improve ourselves, we have to start where we are right now.
I know: Captain Obvious to the rescue. I picked up that phrase from Gary North (either in Reality Check or in the members' section) when he was answering a ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
On Memorial Day our family went over to a friend's house. They had recently gotten a Wii Balance Board, which is basically a high-tech scale with pressure sensors that measure your left-right balance, your front-back balance, and your weight.
The software that came with the unit is Wii Fit, which ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
A boy gets a job while he's still in school, saves up some money, puts it in a savings account that is jointly held by one of his parents (as it almost always has to be, since minors almost always cannot enter contracts by themselves). The parent at some ...
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