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Twelve Year Car Loan 2008-05-21 05:15:00 I just started checking the Chase Auto Finance website to make sure they received the payoff for my car loan. I just mailed the payment on Sunday so I'm sure it probably hasn't made it to them yet. I should have sent it via overnight mail but I didn't think it was worth it to pay the extra fee. The payoff amount given was good thru June 2, 2008 so I was pretty sure the payment would make it to the Read more:Twelve
, Car Loan
Thursday Talkback 2008-05-22 20:44:00 I'm a little late with today's "Thursday
Talkback." It's been yet another crazy week at work and while the coming holiday on Monday is nice, it won't help with my workload. Here's today's Thursday Talkback question:With the price of gas steadily increasing, do you plan to modify your summer vacation plans?? Image Credit: Kossy
Sunday Link Love - Birthday Edition 2008-05-25 10:20:00 Today is my birthday!!! I've modified my profile to reflect my new age of 31!!! I'll be celebrating the Memorial Day Holiday and my birthday with family. I think they have a big surprise party for me but I'm not sure. Here are some of the posts I've enjoyed from my RSS reader this week:Lynnae @ BeingFrugal has some great tips for Frugal Living For Beginners. Want to get $206 in free groceries? Pat Read more:Sunday
, Birthday
, Edition
Carnivals This Week 2008-05-24 09:08:00 I participated in several carnivals this week and I'd like to thank all the bloggers who hosted the carnivals and included my posts:College of Cash hosted the Carnival of Money Stories #60 and included my post, "People Are Starting to Steal Gas Now".Moolanomy hosted the Money Hacks Carnival #13 - Money Saving Hacks Edition and included my post, "Handling Most of My Finances Online". The Financial Read more:Carnivals
I Wish I Had Talent Like This!!! 2008-05-25 13:20:00 My Aunt made me a beautiful basket for my birthday. She does this all the time as a hobby and doesn't make any money from it. She bought the basket and all the basic supplies and put the basket together. She even made the soap by hand. Here is what it looks like.If you are interested in getting her to make a gift basket for you, please let me know. She can make pretty much whatever you want. Drop Read more:Talent
Reducing Your Health Insurance Costs 2008-05-29 06:00:00 This is a guest post from Miranda Marquit. She edits information on debt consolidation for DestroyDebt.com. She also writes for the Personal Finance Corner on AllBusiness.com.Before rising gas prices came and stole the spotlight, a lot of the national economic debate was centered around the rising cost of health care. Health
insurance costs continue to rise: Even if you are healthy, your premium g Read more:Reducing
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Teaching A Teen To Save Money 2008-06-02 05:08:00 Image Credit: Rafa1980For those of you that have teenage children, I feel for you. It seems like they always need money for something and it's a life or death situation if they don't get it. Most teens have no clue about money and just want to spend, spend, spend. It's like money grows on trees and does not require work to get it. I don't have kids but I do have a teenage sister. Every time she i Read more:Money
Sunday Link Love - Back in the Saddle Edition 2008-06-01 08:27:00 This past week has been pretty rough. Due to the holiday this past Monday, I was pretty busy at work and worked 12+ hour days to get caught up. Posting this week has been pretty light and I sincerely apologize. I'll be pretty busy this week too but I don't plan on doing 12 hour days again. I did participate in several carnivals this week and thank the carnivals hosts for including my posts. I part Read more:Sunday
, Saddle
, Edition
The M-Network Vacation Guide - Vacation Savings Account 2008-06-03 05:45:00 This post is part of the M-Network group writing project on vacations. Please be sure to check out all the posts at M-Network Blogs. It's that time of year again. The kids are getting out of school, the weather is warm and it's time for the summer family vacation. If you haven't properly planned out your finances to cover the trip, you could find yourself accumulating additional debt. Taking your Read more:Guide
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Thursday Talkback 2008-06-05 06:45:00 Thursday June 5, 2008 Talkback Question:How many checking and/or savings accounts do you have?
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May 2008 - Net Worth Review 2008-06-06 05:40:00 Assets:Primary Home - $196,000.00Rental Property - $137,000.00Car - $19,000.00Retirement - $44,204.08Cash (checking, savings) - $19,485.17Brokerage - $2342.54Total Assets: $428,531.79 - decrease of 4.67%Liabilities: Primary Home Mortgage - $181,946.82Rental Property Mortgage - $148,608.80Student Loans - $22,500.00Total Liabilities: $353,055.62 - decrease of 6.25%Worth
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Blog Anniversary and Free Gas Giveaway 2008-06-05 16:50:00 This blog will be 1 year old on June 23, 2008. It seems as if it was just yesterday that I made the decision to start a blog. To celebrate the anniversary, I am having another contest. This one has a small twist. Don't worry though, it's easy to do and might actually benefit you. There is no purchase necessary and will only take 5-10 minutes of your time; depending on your insurance needs. The Gif Read more:Anniversary
Top Referrers and May Site Review 2008-06-07 07:55:00 I'd like to thank everyone who sent traffic my way in the month of May. If you've referred traffic to me and your site is not listed, know that I still thank you. For the sake of time and space, I am only highlighting the top 10 referrers. The top 10 blogs that sent the most traffic to SingleGuyMoney are:1. PaidTwice2. Fabulous Financials3. NCN Blog4. Get Rich Slowly5. Moolanomy6. BeachGirl's Budg
Chase Auto Loan Payoff Timeline 2008-06-08 08:15:00 Be sure to enter the gas card giveaway. Details are here. When I made the decision to pay off my car loan, I didn't expect the process to go as smoothly as it did. I'd had problems in the past with regular monthly payments not being credited in time or not at all. My first payment took about 3 weeks to get credited to my loan account even though the check was sent two weeks before the due date and Read more:Payoff
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My New Financial Plan 2008-06-09 05:40:00 Be sure to enter the gas card giveaway. Details are here.Now that the car loan is gone, I have an additional $556 to work with in my budget. I don't want to let this extra money get wasted and/or spent frivolously so I put the pen to paper and re-evaluated my financial plan. I know how I want my finances to look and I'm setting a plan in action to accomplish the desired results. My new plan consi Read more:Financial
Fathers Day Gift Ideas 2008-06-10 18:16:00 Father's Day is this weekend and it's important to remember the man that helped to give you life. There are so many things out there, you can probably go crazy trying to figure out what to get Dad to celebrate his special day. You don't have to spend an arm and a leg to make Dad's day special. Does Dad need a cell phone?Does he like video games?Is Dad looking for a mate?Does he like NFL Gear?Of co Read more:Fathers
Thursday Talkback 2008-06-12 05:30:00 Thursday June 12, 2008 Talkback Question:Do you have an Emergency Fund? If so, how long would your Emergency Fund last if you had no income? Is it kept in savings, investments or home equity?Don't forget to enter the free gas giveaway. Details are here.
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"Friendly" Call From My Mortgage Company 2008-06-13 05:50:00 I received an unusual call from my mortgage company yesterday. They wanted to give me a "friendly reminder" that I had not made my mortgage payment for this month. I've had my mortgage with this company for a little over two years. I've never been "late" on a payment but I do take advantage of the two week grace period every month. Instead of paying on the 1st of the month, I usually wait and sche Read more:Friendly
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Sign of the Financial Times? 2008-06-14 11:59:00 I am looking for a table for my entryway but I don't want to pay store prices for it. I figure the best way to get a nice table for a cheap price is to go to a garage sale. I'd seen numerous signs around my area advertising garage sales today and figured this may be a good way to get a cheap table. I got up early this morning armed with $50 and a cup of coffee. I went to one of the nicer subdivisi Read more:Financial
, Times
Sunday Link Love - Fathers Day Edition 2008-06-15 10:26:00 Happy Fathers
Day to call the current and soon-to-be fathers! Kick back, relax and enjoy your day!I participated in 2 Carnivals this week:PT Money hosted the 156th Carnival of Personal Finance: Songs of Summer and included my post, "Vacation Savings Account". MoneyNing hosted the Festival of Frugality #129 - Try A Little Harder This Week and included my post, "Teaching A Teen to Save Money". Thank Read more:Sunday
, Edition
How Are Gas Prices Determined? 2008-06-16 05:30:00 Don't forget to enter the free gas giveaway & subscribe to SingleGuyMoney. Next time you pull up to the pump at your favorite gas station and fill your tank full of fuel, you'll know who's pockets the large amount of money you just paid is going into. Many people probably think that the gas station owner is making pockets full of money from the high gas prices but you are mistaken. The gas sta Read more:Prices
, Gas Prices
Thursday Talkback 2008-06-19 06:00:00 Thursday, June 19, 2008 Talkback Question: How much debt have you paid off this year? Don't forget to enter the free gas giveaway and subscribe to SingleGuyMoney. Make a little extra money with Cashcrate.
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Resisting the Urge to Splurge (Financially) 2008-06-18 05:30:00 Did you know that today is National Splurge Day? I had no clue that there was such a day until I read this post over at Budgets Are Sexy and Jonathan of My Money Blog left a comment about it. I've heard of funny "holidays" but this takes the cake. I for one do not plan to celebrate this holiday. This past weekend though, I had an overwhelming urge to spend money. I had no clue what I wanted and I Read more:Financially
Incentive to Use My Chase Card 2008-07-01 06:00:00 Looks like I am going to be digging my Chase Card out of the depths of my sock drawer. I received a mailer today for an offer I can't refuse. Usually, I get balance transfer checks from them that all end up in the same place...the shredder. The interest rates vary from 4.99% until the balance is paid in full or 0.99% for a limited number of months. I probably would take advantage of the balance tr Read more:Incentive
Pardon the Dust 2008-06-29 09:47:00 SingleGuyMoney is currently under construction. Please be patient and if this is your first time here, please be sure to come back. I plan to have the updates completed by this afternoon. ** The updates are completed. I hope you guys like the new theme. Let me know what you think. **
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Sunday Link Love - Free Gas Giveaway Edition 2008-06-29 08:35:00 Don't forget to take a moment to enter the contest to win one of two free gas cards. The contest ends tomorrow (Monday) June 30th @ 11:59pm EST. I only participated in one carnival this week. My post, Resisting the Urge to Splurge - Financially, was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #158 - Vampire Slaying Edition
hosted by Mrs Micah. Several posts around the finance blogosphere caught m Read more:Sunday
My Employer is Responding to High Gas Prices 2008-06-28 08:30:00 Don't forget to enter the free gas giveaway(ends June 30th) and subscribe to SingleGuyMoney. I have to give kudos to my employer. I would like to give the name of the company but I won't because I would like to try and remain as anonymous as possible on this blog. We had a meeting yesterday with the Human Resources Manager. He called us all in and explained that the company is concerned about how Read more:Employer
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Thursday Talkback 2008-06-26 06:10:00 Thursday, June 26, 2008 Talkback Question: Does your employer offer a retirement plan? If so, do you participate and how much do you contribute per paycheck. *SingleGuyMoney's Answer: Yes, my employer does offer a retirement plan and I contribute 6% bi-weekly. My employer matches up to 3%. I want to hear from my readers. Please be sure to leave a comment with your answer to the above question.Don' Read more:Thursday
Economic Stimulus Check On The Way! 2008-06-24 05:30:00 If you are new here, please take a moment to subscribe to SingleGuyMoney. It's finally official. I've been waiting patiently for what seemed like an eternity (it was actually just a few weeks). Yesterday, I received notification in the mail from the I.R.S. that I should be receiving my economic stimulus payout of $600 by June 27, 2008. That's right, in a couple of days, my account should be $600 h Read more:Economic
, Check
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