Personal Finances – July, 2010
This was a decent month for me financially. It wasn’t great, but it was better than others. We took a couple of trips as the summer is starting to wind down and it will be back to school for my girlfriend in a few weeks. Our first trip was to the Renaissance Faire just over [...]
Personal Finances – June 2010
It was a rough month for my stock portfolio. All five of my holdings saw a drop in share price, although the only one to take a drastic hit were my shares of BP. I foolishly added a position in BP a week or so after the spill when the share price had dropped to [...]
Personal Finances – May 2010
It certainly has been a while since I updated my finances, but it feels good to see where I am financially. My new job is going to change my spending and saving habits until I can get a good grasp on how to balance everything out and find a way to make a little extra [...]
Personal Finances – December 2009
Well, it has been a year since I started keeping track of my finances for everybody to see. 2009 was a very good year for me financially, as I started a new job and earned a promotion and almost a second which I hope to get this year. There is a good chance that I [...]
Personal Finances – November 2009
This has been a busy month for me financially, with big purchases and changes to my positions. I spent some time talking with my store manager about taxes and exemptions, and learned a little bit about how they work. I decided to change my number of exemptions on my weekly check from one to two, [...]
