Tricia

January Wrap Up

Well, the first month of my journey is ending. I have learned so much. I had no idea it would be so hard to be brutally honest. I thought I would be able to handle those not so nice comments. Let’s just say I am in the process of growing a thicker skin. I set some goals but did not meet them all. I did less spending which is always good. I learned some really great money saving tips. I have decided...

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Tax rebate calculator

I was visiting boston gal’s open wallet  and found this nifty little toy. It is a tax rebate calculator, unfortunately I could not get it work on my wordpress blog. I had no problem on my other blog so here is the link.

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Fechr.com

I came across this site www.fechr.com. It seemed interesting so I stopped and looked. The site pronounced “feature”  helps with blog traffic. Every day a new site is featured. Right now the service is free and people are saying they have noticed a increase in traffic after linking to the site. All they ask for a small post about them. I figured why not give them a try. I am trying to learn...

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Overwhelmed

Yesterday I did not post anything and I felt bad. Well I really was feeling bad after my post on gaming. I’m not sure why. I do know why, I felt bad about my video game obsession and purchases. I guess I need to backtrack some. December 31, 2007  I decided to get serious about my family’s financial future. But the one thing about me is I tend to get very passionate about my project of the...

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I had no idea

When thinking of ways to save money the obvious come to mind. Spend less to save more. Anywhere you look for tips you find; turn off lights when leaving a room, stock up on food when it is on sale, have a programmable thermostat so you are not heating the house when you asleep or at work and changing your bulbs to florescent light bulbs. I use all of these tips but one I have forgotten about is water. So...