My Mom is the Best My mom is teaching me how to save my money.I get money by doing chores.I feed the cat and Swiffer.She lets me buy toys.I like to get money. This is the text from a story my 7 year old wrote for me for Mother’s Day. After he handed me the story he stated that he didn’t finish it though. He said he wanted to add a page that says “I am saving some money for charity.” I feel so proud of him. You see, when he was five years old he was obsessed with...
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*I have edited the original post. After a few days of thinking about advice I’ve received from family members as well as replies posted here, I have decided to withdraw my previous request for help. Instead I have spoken with my mother to patch things up and move forward. I am hoping a more open communication will help improve things. I also received some information from my mom that helped me see her side better. Stay tuned next week. We’ll be brainstorming together, if you’ll help me. In college there was a gentleman who panhandled along the streets of...
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Locate the exit aisles. Buckle your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride! To say that times are tough would be an understatement. Times are down right bleak. I can’t imagine them being all that much worse. Since my progress with this blog has become lax, I wanted to take a few moments to explain to you loyal readers why. For many of you this will be repetitive because you follow my personal twitter account and I’m a fairly active user of twitter. Please bear with me as I try not to make this sound like a...
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Just a quick post to show you where the debt is for June of 2010. Here’s my current status: As you can see I have paid off one credit card. The Avenue card currently has a zero balance. Time to focus on the Chiropractor bill. All extra funds will go to paying it off quicker than the projected 6months it will take. I had a good month on Craigslist. I sold enough items to cover the cost of my trip to Chicago this weekend, including the $200 concert ticket for one of the shows. It feels good to be...
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During my younger years I focused on the same dream, the same fantasy as many other young girls. I waited for a Prince that would never come. I dreamed of a castle that didn’t exist and I imagined what it would be like to finally be told I am a princess (Do you hear Maury Povich right now? “Jessica, you ARE a Princess!”) As I got older, I kept the same mentality in my head. I thought of myself as a Princess. I would giggle and say to everyone, “I am a princess.” I would smirk at them when...
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Have you read the book The Secret ? I have not but I have heard good things about it. I think I will use some of the money I earn from Amazon Advertising on this site to purchase the book (I would make even more money if you click that link up there and buy the book too, just saying.) I have a board on my wall that I am using a my own “Dream Board.” It’s fairly empty at the moment, but I’m slowly adding to it. I am putting quotes that inspire me, pictures of places I want...
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Have you read the book The Secret ? I have not but I have heard good things about it. I think I will use some of the money I earn from Amazon Advertising on this site to purchase the book (I would make even more money if you click that link up there and buy the book too, just saying.) I have a board on my wall that I am using a my own “Dream Board.” It’s fairly empty at the moment, but I’m slowly adding to it. I am putting quotes that inspire me, pictures of places I want...
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Ahhhhhhhh *relaxed breath* Yes, I am alive. Thank you to everyone who sent me messages wondering where I have been the past few weeks. I want to share with you a little bit about me before we go any further in our relationship. Do you think you are ready for more disclosure? It’s on my part, so you are safe. When examining the why’s of my financial situation, I try not to blame anyone. I have never liked the phrase, “It’s your fault.” In most situations it just doesn’t serve any purpose. I feel it is the first way...
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