The Budget Problem
I’ve been trying to figure out how to manage a budget for almost a decade. When I was working through college, I purchased a copy of Microsoft Money 99 to categorize my income and expenses. I used it religiously, keying in receipts and importing downloaded transaction files. It worked pretty well: […]
Category Archives: Money
How We Manage Our Finances
April 14, 2008 – 10:27 pm
Paying Off Credit Cards
April 13, 2008 – 1:48 pm
We’ve been working aggressively to pay off our cards over the last year or so. Running the numbers on our situation has led to some surprising insights about the potential of a debt-free existence.
Let’s say you’re carrying the American average of $10,000 debt on your credit cards, but, rather than pay the insane 29% […]
Engage Indignant Fury
February 16, 2008 – 8:51 pm
Dialed 800-528-4800 for American Express and spoke to Ash (ID#: 52899) about our account because I noticed finance charges in the hundreds.
Apparently, missing the payment deadline in January jumped our interest up from a 0% APR to _29.24%_.
Oh noes!
moar humorous pics
Engage indignant fury. Asked Ash to reverse it. […]
On the Radar: Giving the blog some love again
July 27, 2006 – 9:15 pm
* ??Mark Glaser?? for ??PBS??: “Should Community-Edited News Sites Pay Top Editors?”:http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/07/digging_deepershould_community.html (via “Digg”:http://digg.com/tech_news/Kevin_Rose_Responds_to_Jason_Calacanis_Rant_from_Netscape → “Kevin”:http://krose.typepad.com/kevinrose/2006/07/calacanis.html → “Jason”:http://www.calacanis.com/2006/07/25/kevin-rose-cracks-or-how-to-know-when-youve-won-the-debate/). Aside from the Digg vs. Netscape drama that’s been erupting over the past couple of weeks, Calacanis raises some interesting questions about how people in the *attention economy* are compensated for their time and hard work. […]
On the Radar: Digg Dug Edition
June 30, 2006 – 12:50 am
* ??Chris Welch??: “Misconception: Renting is for Suckers”:http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/05/23/renting-is-for-suckers (”via Matt”:http://photomatt.net/2006/06/25/renting-is-for-suckers/). Many of my friends are reaching that point in their lives where they’re considering buying a home. However it’s unfortunate that so many choose to buy over rent, especially in this expensive market, because many well-intentioned people are buying homes that are actually damaging their […]
