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April 7th 2012 17:47
When it comes to money we can all use advice on making it and saving it. I have done what I was hoping never to do, and that is running a tab on a credit card for non-emergencies. I have finally moved into a new apartment. I needed a few things and we all know how that goes.
The move has been exhausting to say the least, but now I can finally relax for awhile. Now the grueling task of putting my new apartment together. This is going to involve some time.
The pros about my new place is that rent is $110 a month cheaper. Utilities are all included, saving mean extra $100 a month. The con is that my commute to work is farther as are other places I drove regularly. A pro is that my new place is near major highways, so I really don't waste as much on gas, but I do spend more. I'm guessing $50 more a month.
Personal things that I have changed is that I no longer have a LAN phone, just a cellphone for a savings of $40 a month. I dropped my gym membership by $10 a month. Since there is exercise equipment at the new apartment, along with my own gym equipment, I am going to drop that membership within a year.
I will be adding cable and high speed internet at a cost of about $70 a month for the first year. Unlike my previous failed credit card endevours, my current card is still interest free for a few months, so I can close a major gap.
So why am I writing about this? Just to show how you caneasily calculate finances, and finding the best way to do it. It is also a personal post to myself to see what will actually happen months down the road.
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Since my rambling may not have been your cup of tea, let me make it up with some money links!
Join investors who have a smarter way to invest at Betterment
Your virtual financial adviser is at Simplifi
If you are looking for a broker and are freaked by the Madoff thingy, FINRA lets you check a broker's background.
Some of the best financial tools are at Kiplinger
The move has been exhausting to say the least, but now I can finally relax for awhile. Now the grueling task of putting my new apartment together. This is going to involve some time.
The pros about my new place is that rent is $110 a month cheaper. Utilities are all included, saving mean extra $100 a month. The con is that my commute to work is farther as are other places I drove regularly. A pro is that my new place is near major highways, so I really don't waste as much on gas, but I do spend more. I'm guessing $50 more a month.
Personal things that I have changed is that I no longer have a LAN phone, just a cellphone for a savings of $40 a month. I dropped my gym membership by $10 a month. Since there is exercise equipment at the new apartment, along with my own gym equipment, I am going to drop that membership within a year.
I will be adding cable and high speed internet at a cost of about $70 a month for the first year. Unlike my previous failed credit card endevours, my current card is still interest free for a few months, so I can close a major gap.
So why am I writing about this? Just to show how you caneasily calculate finances, and finding the best way to do it. It is also a personal post to myself to see what will actually happen months down the road.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
Since my rambling may not have been your cup of tea, let me make it up with some money links!
Join investors who have a smarter way to invest at Betterment
Your virtual financial adviser is at Simplifi
If you are looking for a broker and are freaked by the Madoff thingy, FINRA lets you check a broker's background.
Some of the best financial tools are at Kiplinger
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