Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Uggghh. After setting up this new blog with my own domain, I went through the process of moving all my old posts from http://elym.blogspot.com over here. I got them all, but without comments. Unfortunately, that isn’t the worst of it. After publishing them here, blogger decided I must not need my elym.blogspot.com domain and took it away. Now I don’t have the ability to redirect
Like I mentioned in my post over at blogger, the time has finally come. It’s early, so please cut me some slack…. :) As time goes on, I’ll get all the previous posts categorized and in the right place. I’ll also complete the links to my fellow PF bloggers. You’ll also notice that there are no ads. Screw ads. I’m going to take some time
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/14/pf/bad_banks_0511/index.htm No secrets in this CNN article, but you know what? It makes me mad. It just doesn’t seem morally right, nor ethical to use so many tactics to take people’s money. It is absolutely ridiculous that these companies can prey on so many people that don’t take the time to read the fine print, and even if they do, aren’t likely to follow every
Well, I knew the time was coming and I finally decided to pull the trigger. In the next couple weeks I will be moving this blog over to a domain on another server. I have to say thanks to Jonathon at Mymoneyblog.com for the hot tip on where to host. He also saved me $77 off the first year of hosting. Check out this post
I don’t think I’ve ever pointed out some of my favorite PF blogs to read. Here it goes: My Money Blog – Jonathon puts up a lot of good informationNo Credit Needed – Their quest to kill of their debt.It’s Your Money – Michael puts up a TON of good informationBudgeting Babe – Nicole writes well and it’s enjoyable to readConsumerism Commentary – Consistent posting
Just when I thought I’d heard it all about credit card companies, I hear of another dirty trick they are pulling. A friend of mine told me that he had been carrying a balance on a card with a certain credit card company. (I don’t want to mention which card company it is because I don’t want them to -chase- me around trying to sue
It seems everywhere I turn, there are ideas about how to save money. Every now and then, something impresses me, but a lot of the ideas are a little bit of a stretch. So, since I want to be like everyone else, here are my ideas for saving money: Stop using illegal drugs:Now, before you get upset at me and ask how anyone could possibly
An old salesman friend of mine once said, “If you can’t sell, drive like hell.” Gas is pretty darned expensive. Not as bad as in the UK, but still, it’s no picnic. I find myself having to drive my car for work a lot, which really adds up. Luckily I get paid mileage when I do this. It actually works out pretty good. The mileage
One thing that I found about England is that they have a tolerance for some pretty high taxes. Maybe they feel it’s necessary to provide for their national health care system, but I found it pretty hard to swallow. I’ve highlighted a few of the taxes that gave me the most heartburn below: Television TAX:In England, you have to pay an annual fee to own
I confess that I don’t read a ton of books. I should read more, but I just haven’t done it. I am in the middle of a book called, “The World is Flat” by Thomas L Friedman. Friedman also wrote a popular book called “The Lexus and the Olive Tree”. The World is Flat discusses technology and globalization. Friedman contends that there are 10 forces