When I started BankerGirl, I didn’t give a whole lot of thought to what my goals were for the site or who my intended audience was - I just wanted to record the process of getting out of debt and add some fiscal accountability to my life. The one thing I did know that I […]
My fiancé and I made out like bandits this Christmas - I’m not sure if its because everyone knows exactly how broke we are due to this site, or if this was just the year that everyone decided to give money in lieu of other gifts, but between the two of us we ended up […]
BankerGirl is on break until the New Year. I’m looking forward to posting a bunch of fun, new content in 2008.
Wishing you and yours a safe and Merry Christmas!
I put my holiday shopping off until yesterday, but I got it mostly done in one afternoon. I have never waited so long to purchase my gifts, but based on the great deals I got, I may do it again.
As promised, here are the results from my day of Christmas gift shopping:
Budgeted
Actual
Net
Mom
$50
$26.49
$23.51
Dad
$50
$31.79
$18.21
MIL
$50
$18.01
$31.99
BIL
$40
$35.85
$4.15
Sister
$25
$16.38
$8.62
Nieces
$30
$36.04
($6.04)
SO
$175
$175
0
Total
$420
$339.56
$80.44
I didn’t pay full […]
I am taking this afternoon off to do my holiday shopping. I need to buy gifts for six adults and two children (my nieces). My budget is as follows:
Mom: $50
Dad: $50
Future Mother-in-Law: $50
Future Brother-in-Law: $40
Sister: $25
Nieces: $30
Honey: $175
As you can see, I plan to spend just over $400 for the holidays this year. My partner […]
I did it. I cut up my credit cards today.
Kind of.
I cut four credit cards today. I kept one - the one with the lowest interest rate - just in case. In case of what, I don’t know.
As I put that card back into my wallet, it hit me - I am a credit card […]
The New Year is just around the corner and I have been doing a lot of thinking about my financial goals for next year. There is so much that I need to do that I’m having difficulty prioritizing. Here, in to particular order, are some of the goals I hope to achieve in 2008:
Stop using […]
I am not a big fan of winter. As far as I’m concerned, the only redeeming factor this time of year is being able to decorate my house for the holidays. I love to deck the halls and all that jazz, but it doesn’t come cheap, so here are some things I am doing this […]