Archive for the ‘My Progress’ Category
Further Frugal Reading
I’m back! My freelance work took longer than I expected, but I’m finally finished and back to being full-time frugal. The work has put me 1/4 of the way to my savings goal, so I am very happy right now.
I was perusing the New York Times book reviews today and I stumbled upon a review [...]
October 13, 2009
Tags: book review, books, freegan, freelance, frugal vs. cheap, My Progress, reading, spending habits, tabs Posted in: Frugal or Cheap?, My Progress 
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Spending Zero Dollars and Working Two Jobs
I guess there are really only two ways to make money: either spend less, or get paid more. I struggle daily to spend less. So far, I’ve been able to pay off my credit card debt, but I haven’t been able to save much. So I decided I had to earn more money in order [...]
September 25, 2009
Tags: extra income, freelance, money, My Progress Posted in: My Progress, Spending Zero Dollars No Comments
My Fall Spending Relapse
Ok, so I have to admit that I’ve had a minor spending relapse over the past couple weeks. I woke up bored on Labor Day, so I decided to go shopping with my sister. We ended up making it an all day event with a break for lunch. I think we hit up about four [...]
September 16, 2009
Tags: credit card, financial responsibility, money, My Progress, New Spending Habits, saving, savings goal, shopping, Spending Zero Dollars Posted in: Credit Cards, My Progress, New Spending Habits, Want vs. Need No Comments
Back from My Summer Holiday
Sorry I’ve been neglecting my site recently, but I was out of town on a family vacation. I didn’t spend very much during the vacation, so that’s a plus! More details to come on this, but first, it’s time to unpack.
September 7, 2009
Tags: family, vacation Posted in: My Progress, Travel No Comments
I’m Officially Out of Debt
At last! I just paid my credit card balance down and paid back the personal loan that I borrowed from a friend. I started seriously attacking my debt back in June. I managed to pay down $4,700 in debt within three months. Needless to say, I’m a little giddy right now.
I thought that getting rid [...]
August 28, 2009
Tags: bills, checking account, credit card, debt, financial responsibility, frugal, My Progress, saving, savings goal, Spending Zero Dollars Posted in: My Progress, New Spending Habits, Spending Zero Dollars, Want vs. Need One Comment
Ouch, Medical Bills
I knew I shouldn’t have checked the mail today. I’ve been having some health problems recently. Nothing horrible, but enough that I’ve seen my physician and a specialist four times in the past month. I just received some bills in the mail from their offices. Apparently my health insurance doesn’t completely cover the procedures I [...]
August 15, 2009
Tags: bills, debt, fees, finances, insurance, medical bills, money, My Progress Posted in: Banking Accounts, My Progress, bills One Comment
The Luxury of Laziness
One of my friends spends her entire Saturday morning shopping for groceries. Each week, she scans the grocery ads that come in the mail, looking for deals. Then she plans out which stores she will hit for these discounted items. Grocery shopping takes her and her husband about 4 hours every weekend and they often [...]
August 12, 2009
Tags: 401k, advice, banking, bills, checking account, credit card, DIY, financial responsibility, insurance, money, New Spending Habits, overdraft fees, savings account, savings goal, shopping Posted in: DIY, Money News, My Progress, New Spending Habits, Spending Zero Dollars No Comments
Closet Full of Clothes, Nothing to Wear
Shortly after starting my new job a few years back, I upgraded my wardrobe. I bought new clothes partially because I started earning more (and the money was burning a hole in my pocket) and partially because I needed to look nicer at work. So there I was, looking nice, sitting for 8 hours in [...]
August 10, 2009
Tags: budget, New Spending Habits, shopping, spending habits Posted in: My Progress, New Spending Habits No Comments