Sorry I’ve been out this week, I had to go in for an emergency root canal this morning.  Monday afternoon I noticed a “twinge” in my jaw, and suffered through Tuesday with 20 ibuprofen and a vicodin.  I didn’t sleep last night, and this morning, went in to the dentist and he said I had […]

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Well, here it is, November 1, 2007 and the first actual comparison I can do as I started last month. A few additions to this version:
1. Adding in the timeshare worth.
2. Wife upped her 401k contribution to 10% making her 401k the biggest jumper at 19.77%
3. Reached over the 100k limit and puts me over […]

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UPDATE! AGLOCO CALLS IT QUITS!

How long have people asked this question? I suppose since the beginning of money. I certainly have had my fair share falling for scams. Without a big investment you’re kind of limited in your options. I have never had a lot of cash to work for me so I have […]

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So in regards to my post How Much Is Too Much I have been back and forth with my possible new insurance agent, and she has offered me an interesting tidbit:
“…regarding the home, currently you have it insured for $516,000.  Home insurance covers the dwelling itself and not the land because in the event of a […]

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Oh how many times has this very question rolled off the tongues of people over the past 100 years? You get your first car, you move to a new city, you broke down in the middle of a trip, you buy a lemon, etc, etc, etc… The list goes on, but the question […]

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I have been rolling this one over for a bit now and wondering where it fits in my investment path. I just got back from a trip to Australia and probably 3-4 months ahead of it I asked myself the worst case scenario. What happens to my kids? What happens to my house, cars, cat, […]

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I have gotten a few requests for the progress bar widget (or lack thereof) on the top right of my page. I initially did some research finding the best way to add a progress bar to my site, but had some issues. I have about a .001% knowledge of how CSS and PHP […]

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So the past 4 weeks I’ve been waiting for a job offer to come through. It is in a different department, but in the same company. I’ve interviewed a 3rd time and talked with the hiring manager on several occasions stating that everything SHOULD be in proper order. The salary will […]

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I recently got my bill in the mail from Travelers Insurance. I went with them because when I called up Geico to renew my auto insurance, they mentioned they cut a deal with these guys to give me the best deal on homeowners insurance. But did they? I own a fairly new house (it’s a […]

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