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Still Waiting

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Well, we’re still waiting to hear from PenFed in regard to our closing date for the refi.  We spent a wonderful weekend in South Beach with my family and managed not to break the bank.  Which is good because not one, but both of the cupholders in my car broke.  Our new [...]

After Much Ado

We’re finally nearing the end of the refi process.  The appraiser revised the appraisal upwards to reflect the features they’d left out.  However, we were approved for $2K less than we wanted.  It’s a great interest rate so we’re going to go through with it.  I believe PenFed has everything they need so now we’re [...]

Scholarship Time

Now is the time when college seniors and their parents are preparing for the upcoming school year. From choosing a school to filling out the FAFSA forms, there’s a lot to do.  Along those lines, here’s a post on the 45 weirdest scholarships from Zen College Life.

I Fell Off the Wagon

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I’ve been out of town more often than not since the end of February.  It’s wreaked havoc on my sleep schedule, energy level and wallet.  First, there was the $30 late fee for not renewing my car’s registration on time.  For some reason, I thought you had until the end of your [...]

Five Free ShareBuilder Trades

I found this promo code over at Bargaineering and it’s right on time.  One of my Roth IRAs is at ShareBuilder and I have partial shares of a stock since I forgot to deactivate my automatic dividend reinvestment.  The trade price would have been worth more than the partial share so I was stuck until [...]

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Unexpected Expenses

I’ve been out of town for the past two weeks.  The week was a planned vacation.   This past week was an unexpected trip to a family member’s funeral.  Thank goodness for ’slush’ savings to cover unexpected expenses.  On less than a week’s notice, I had to buy plane tickets and book a hotel room.  Because [...]

Almost There!

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As of last night, we have maxed out Mr. Savvy’s IRA for 2009.  Tomorrow is payday and we will send the final $850 to mine.  So the first goal of the year will be completed ahead of schedule (last day is April 15th).  Yay!
I haven’t been putting much extra to the car [...]