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Financially Speaking, Printers are a Pit-Hole 2007-10-25 00:06:00 Two years ago, I bought a photo printer for my wife. Like all technology, anything older than 35 seconds is outdated. My printer is no longer made and the cartridges specifically made it, are also not made anymore. I have to rely on finding suitable substitutes. I when on Google and found the first suitable substitute and it was ridiculously expensive. I realized that to save money on outdated ...

Funny Personal Cheapskate Story 2007-10-14 21:47:00 My first apartment in Germany was the first time my wife and I were actually living together. She stayed with me in Montana for a while and when we ate meals, we just ate at the couch. We had a small drawing table that Justin (my oldest) ate at. Germany was the first time I actually had to buy furniture. My wife told me, "I really want a dining room table." I wanted a square modern table. We ...

Credit Repair 2007-10-07 20:36:00 How many readers out there wish they could erase bad credit? Having bad credit can severely impact your military career. Most security clearances are disapproved because of credit problems. I'm a security manager and I see that credit is always the reason why people can't get the appropriate clearance. If you need bad credit repair you can Google "free credit repair" or go to Legacy Legal or any ...

How to Make Money With Your TSP. 2007-09-29 09:20:00 I looked over my search results for my blog and I often received this searches: "How do I make MORE money with my TSP;" or "getting more money with my TSP." I think people are under the impression that the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is an investment vehicle that you have no control over; besides, the percentages placed into each one. There are many different options you can use to enhance your TSP ...

Road to Happiness Contest Winners Release Time 2007-09-28 08:28:00 So, I e-mailed ING Direct the other day and here is the e-mail they sent me. I'm excited. Good morning Brandon, Thank you again for your interest in the Road to Happiness Contest and your patience. We received thousands of entries and want to make sure we gave each one the attention it deserved. We will be posting the list on the contest site (http://www.roadtohappinesscontest.com/) by ...

ING Direct Road to Happiness Winner Announcement! 2007-09-27 21:22:00 When in the world is ING Direct going to post the winners to the Road to Happiness contest. I was assuming that, when the contest said please check back in September to see the winners, they would post it around the middle of the month. It's the second to last weekday for the whole month. There are only three more days of this month and I would like to see the winner list. The ING Direct contest ...

Carnival of Money Stories - 27th Edition 2007-09-24 21:19:00 I'm really excited to host the 27th Edition of Money Stories. There were a lot of submissions that I had to go through. The originator of the carnival wanted to ensure that only "stories" of money/finance were hosted on the blog. There were some great posts about money and personal finance that were submitted; however, I chose these because they told a personal story. So here they are in no ...

Don't Buy in Excess 2007-09-21 12:37:00 One of the biggest sources of money lost is when people purchase items that are in too much excess. For example, a computer is a source of where people usually waste money. When you a buy a Personal Computer; otherwise known as a Desktop PC, you should ensure that you get only the features that you need. There are computers that you can buy for under $500 that allow people to surf the internet ...

Where do you get your military money information? 2007-09-17 10:01:00 I noticed a lot of military members are not educated about finances in the military. There are a couple of sites that you can find great information. There are the non-official news sources of the Army/Air Force/Navy Times. These are prior military members that have inside knowledge of affairs going on. This is an unofficial site and sometimes they report rumors. They are a commercial agency ...

Top 5 Jobs for Military Retirees 2007-09-10 17:55:00 CNN Money published the top 20 jobs for military members when they retire. The results were based upon job growth, total openings, pay and benefits. Here are the top five jobs. Operations or Intelligence Analysit: Median pay = $68,900Network Systems Manager: Median pay = $73,600Field Service Engineer: Median pay = $74,900Operations Manager Logistics: Median pay = $82,500Senior Trainer/ ...

My Social Security Statement 2007-09-09 22:22:00 It's that time of the year again. I received my Social Security Statement. Here are the exciting highlights: "In 2017 we will begin paying more in benefits than we collect in taxes.""Without changes, by 2041 the Social Security Trust Fund will be exhausted and there will be enough money to pay only about 75 cents for each dollar of scheduled benefits."I only have 36 credits towards my Social ...

First Spouse Gold Coins Investment 2007-09-07 11:59:00 I was reading back in June on Active Duty Military Money and Matters about these coins selling out immediately and then he Ebay'd them and made a profit. I tried it out and bought the Thomas Jefferson First Spouse coin. He didn't have a spouse, so it has Lady Liberty on it. After shipping costs, I paid $447 and sold it for $510. So I made about $60, which turns out to be a 12% return in one ...

Check Out These Blog Carnivals 2007-09-04 17:50:00 Here is the 1st Edition of the Carnival of Finance at Everything Finance. This is one of the most comprehensive carnivals I've seen. Here is the 21st Edition of the Carnival of Debt Management. This carnival was dedicated to different posts about Debt Management hosted at Debtconsolodiationlowdown.com. Also, check out the How to Solve Money Worries Carnival. This is a pretty big carnival about ...

A Mortgage Advice and Tip Blog 2007-08-28 21:36:00 Here is a blog about mortgages. This is very important for the economy to have more blogs about mortgages. When variable mortgages and other unorthodox lending products came out, there was limited information around. An ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) was not a household term and was privy to only savvy real estate investors. Now everyone knows what an ARM or an interest only mortgage is now. ...

Eating Healthy is Costing a Fortune! 2007-08-27 22:48:00 In October of 2005, I started a new diet/lifestyle change. I was pretty unhealthy in 05. I could run a mile and a half in 11 minutes and 58 seconds. I couldn't max out my push-ups or sit-ups. I'm only 5'4" and I had a 31" waist. It was a sad sight. I started a lifestyle change designed by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman. My family started making real dinners (dinners that included ...