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Friday Fiscals: Five-year-old daughter edition

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

My daughter turned five Wednesday.  Like a snap of the fingers, it seems.  (She really needs to quit growing up so fast!) Here are some links of interest from this past week: Sweating the Big Stuff debates how to use the second half of his signing bonus windfall. The Balanced Spreadsheet discusses how ...

Friday Fiscals: Oceanside quilting edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

We're down at a beach resort for a mini-retreat for my wife's quilting guild.  Lots and lots of sewing for my wife, and lots of time with my daughter for me. Here are some articles that caught my eye this week: No Credit Needed demonstrates that it's never too early in the ...

Friday Fiscals: Snowy Saturday edition

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

We currently have snow up to our knees, with the prospect of another 18 hours or so of snowfall!  We're hunkering down, making sure roofs don't cave in, etc. ;) Here are some cold, hard posts of interest: Consumerism Commentary shares how his accountant saved him $15k. No Credit Needed is bossing himself ...

Friday Fiscals: Two-dollar bill edition

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

The credit union had a bunch of two-dollar bills that someone had brought in.  No red seals, but they're fun to spend anyway.  (Except at Best Buy.) Here are links of interest from my reader this week: New Consumerism Commentary staff writer Kelly Whalen writes on how persistence pays off. Five Cent Nickel ...