Personal Finances – October 2009
I didn’t have much success at either investing money or putting some away this month. There were two birthdays in September that raised my credit card bill a bit higher than normal, I renewed my subscription to Xbox Live, and I bought Halo 3: ODST. I might be buying an LCD TV soon, because the [...]
Personal Finances – September 2009
I’ve decided to bring back my personal finances posts mainly for my own use to keep track of my finances better, but also for my readers to see my progress in getting out of the rat race. It could be beneficial to somebody else, so I think it would be appropriate to share as long [...]
Personal Finances – April 2009
There wasn’t much of a dent made in my total debt this month. I decided to purchase a new digital camera as well as a Flip Mino HD video recorder. My credit card debt actually went up a little bit because of those two items. I thought they were worth it since I can now [...]
Personal Finances – March 2009
I am currently writing this from California! My girlfriend and I bought our tickets a while ago and the trip is finally here. This month, I made a huge reduction on my credit card debt! I want to start investing my money in stocks, both in my IRA and in a trading account. Before I [...]
Personal Finances – February 2009
I made some more progress in reducing my debt this month, with even more reduction next month. My promotion to assistant manager is definitely helping me pay down my bills. My debt causes me a lot of stress. I am always wanting to pay it down as fast as I can, but still have some [...]