My Money Blog

Buy vs. Rent? Screw it, we’re Renting.

Posted on July 16, 2005 // 2 Comments

I'm not doing the buy vs. rent analysis because my wife and I simply aren't going to buy a house and try to sell it again in two years. We already know the analysis mainly hinges on expected real estate appreciation, and we ain't psychic, so we are … [Read the rest]

3 Simple eBay Selling Tips

Posted on July 14, 2005 // 8 Comments

Ok, a day late per my weekly to-do list, not too bad. Now, I know there are a billion eBay tips out there, but here are the ones I always tell my friends when they ask me about eBay. (In a previous life, I was a eBay Powerseller.) 1) Don't … [Read the rest]

Brainstorming More Things to Sell on eBay.

Posted on July 13, 2005 // 5 Comments

The more I gather the things I want to sell on eBay, the more things pop up. I made this list to help me brainstorm items, and have been adding to it continuously. I'd be open to more! =) Old Clothes, Handbags, Shoes VHS Tapes, DVDs Music CDs, … [Read the rest]

My eBay Selling Template (in Microsoft Excel)

Posted on July 12, 2005 // 34 Comments

I'm still in the midst of listing everything I need to sell on eBay... man it's a lot of stuff I've been hoarding. I've decided to share my eBay selling template - it's nothing spectacular, just something I whipped up in Microsoft Excel to help … [Read the rest]

Debtor Beware: Two-cycle Billing Credit Card Trick

Posted on July 11, 2005 // 3 Comments

I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about credit cards and all, but in doing my due diligence for my Discover 0% For Life credit card offer, I learned something new to look out for - two-cycle billing. (Coincidentally, I wake up to the a comment … [Read the rest]

July 2005 Financial Status / Net Worth Update

Posted on July 10, 2005 // 6 Comments

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Use Capital One 360? Save 16% off your Sprint PCS bill every month!

Posted on July 9, 2005 // 9 Comments

I just got this in my Capital One 360 BrightSpots monthly e-mail newsletter: "Sprint is offering a 16% discount on select PCS Services to all Capital One 360 Customers. Go to ingdirect.com/sprint to learn more. And if you're already a Sprint … [Read the rest]

Unemployed Week-long To Do List

Posted on July 9, 2005 // 1 Comment

Ok, now that I am unemployed, to help me focus here are the money-related things I want to do this week, with due dates. Tomorrow - Post Monthly Financial Status Monday - List everything I need to put on eBay to sell Tuesday - Post my eBay … [Read the rest]

Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire

Posted on July 7, 2005 // 2 Comments

I've been putting off reading Automatic Millionaire by David Bach, mainly because I wouldn't have gotten it unless it was free since it struck me as a pretty simplified investment book. I wasn't wrong. It's pretty fluffy. That isn't to say it's not … [Read the rest]

Crap. Again. Landlord IS selling our place.

Posted on July 6, 2005 // 9 Comments

So apparently it wasn't a false alarm, the appraisal our landlord got was to help them sell the place. But "maybe not until next summer"... uh-huh... Remodellers and real estate brokers coming by this week... Should we try to make an offer? … [Read the rest]

Saving Money By Grilling All Weekend Long

Posted on July 2, 2005 // 4 Comments

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend - my sister came into town to visit, and usually this is a time when spending increases - eating out, visiting touristy spots, buying souvenirs, etc. But instead, we bought our first little grill and are … [Read the rest]

Monthly Goal Due 7/31: Thorough Budget Analysis

Posted on July 1, 2005 // Leave a Comment

Sorry for the lack of updates, I'm behind on e-mails, internet reading, and deleting all this darn trackback spam. It's like when you put in your two weeks notice, they want to cram as much work in as possible in that time, finishing up current … [Read the rest]