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We are going to cut our expenses in half

Published in September 3rd, 2008
Posted by in Finance, Personal
22 Comments

That’s right! We are going to reduce monthly outlays in half. We’ll free up almost $1000 a month. This means that we will be living on somewhat less than half of DW’s pay checks, or a little over a quarter of mine. I would almost be able to support both of us out of my […]

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Subprime bailout

Published in August 19th, 2008
Posted by in Finance, Timely
5 Comments

Think back a few years. Were you one one those people who lived within their means, bought and lived in a house you could afford on your income, and took out a conservative fixed rate mortgage and steadily paid it down. Or were you one of those people who bought a bigger house than you […]

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My emergency fund (transfer) in action

Published in August 4th, 2008
Posted by in Finance, How to, Personal, Timely
8 Comments

Today I went to my new dentist for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised since they did not seem to have a ton of fancy gadgets in their clinic. This generally means that they don’t have huge debts to pay off which should make customers pay less. Not me though, apparently a filling that […]

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