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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Read this …
How ironic that I hit “publish” on my blog and switch over to MSN to read this article from Jillian Michaels. This article is to motivate people to lose weight, but when I think about my job situation, my aspiration to be a novelist and clawing my way out of the rest of my debt – this is really darn timely. I’d let Jillian Michaels kick my arse any day of the week.
Posted in Debt Reduction, Good Reading, Relationships, work
Tagged article, inspiration, Jillian Michaels, MSN
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Minor epiphanies and what I might do with them
My name is Michelle and I have a problem. I think I hate my job. Well, wait a second – first and foremost, hate is a strong word. And secondly – I don’t think that I hate my job, I know that I’ve been pretty displeased with it for awhile. Work’s been reminding me of that bully from the playground. I take a beating and sulk, seem to forge a tenuous peace with said bully where I “share” my chocolate … Continue reading
One more down
ughalaual;alalalalal … OK – how is that jibberish to explain my uncontainable excitement. As soon as I got home, there was a piece of mail waiting for me. “Oh hello, nice little Citi Card statement, it is good to see you today.” Now of course I didn’t say that, but how fortuitous that on the day that I intend to pay off a credit card, that particular statement shows up in the mail? So I made a phone call and … Continue reading
Fidgeting with Numbers
I hate to jinx myself, but I’ve also found that if I announce this to the blogosphere, it gives me a little bit more incentive to make good with my grandiose schemes. I owe $444 and some change on my Citi Card. After this week’s paycheck that outstanding balance should be … ZERO! And I think that I will be able to reduce another existing balance by about $100-200. I don’t believe in rushing the time that is given to … Continue reading
Posted in Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work
Tagged credit card, optimism, payment, schmuck, weekend, work
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Simple pleasures …
I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I am really looking forward to this weekend because I have Monday off! Woo! A day off! I’ll probably need that time to catch up on my Zzzs. I’ve recently had an epoch in my life and it’s been causing some sleepless nights. What’s going on, you ask? I will tell you. My number finally came up at our local library and I’m reading the “Twilight” books. And my God … Continue reading
Apologies for comments!
Hey all – I have had a bunch of comments get stuck in my SPAM filter lately, so I’m very sorry if you’ve made a comment and I’m just getting around to approving them! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I’ll be back writing this weekend – I’ve been swamped lately with landscaping stuff and trying to grapple with work (both jobs).
Posted in Debt Reduction
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Don’t try this at home and other articles
I’ve been stockpiling some articles that I’ve found in various places lately and thought I’d share them. I subscribe to newsletters, newspapers and various hobby-type stuff from all over the Internet – i.e., the New York Times, Rachael Ray’s cooking newsletters, cooking newsletters from Reiman Publishers (Taste of Home, Light & Tasty, etc.), local newspapers, etc. Whereas I do have a couple of magazine subscriptions (a couple are gifts and I really love “Better Homes & Gardens” and save the … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Good Reading
Tagged CNN, freezing, leisure, New York Times, play, too much work, weisure, work
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Suze Orman profile
This was an interesting article that I found online at the New York Times about Suze Orman. I don’t know if I would say Orman’s my favorite financial writer (do I have a favorite financial writer?), but I do think she has something to say. (And she says it loudly.) What’s the consensus? Do folks like Suze Orman? Is she overrated?
Day 16: Getting the hang of things?
OK – I’m on Day 16 of my “no-spend” challenge and things are going OK. I can’t say that I’m perfect, but I can say that my pantry is slowly clearing out, I’ve not spent more money than I’ve earned and that I should be able to make a tidy credit card payment at the end of this month. (Between what I pay my debt consolidation company and what I hope to spend from my various paychecks could be $600? … Continue reading
Posted in Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Money Saving Strategies, Where My Money Goes
Tagged frivolous spending, funeral, gifts, grocery, lunch, no spend
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Unlucky 13: I’ve been broken
OK – it’s not really that bad, but I did buy 44 oz. of Diet Mountain Dew loving this afternoon after my lunch break. For $1.38, I am now happily caffeinated, although I’m still lacking focus. I have an issue that I want to bounce past the blogosphere this afternoon. I recently found out that a member of my family’s church passed on in an ATV accident. The fellow was 60, but lived at home with his mom (the church’s … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes
Tagged cash, custom, funeral, gift giving, money, Wedding
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