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 […]
It’s not too late to enter the BankerGirl logo contest!
So far I have received six entries, the majority of which are concepts instead of finished products, which is just fine with me (that’s the great thing about marrying a graphic designer). I already have some pretty neato proposals, but I’d love to see more.
Please pitch […]
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 […]
Several financial bloggers have published articles on how to manage household finances and how their method of bill paying, checkbook balancing, debt reduction or record keeping is the bees-knees. Some authors claim that if you follow their plans precisely, you can achieve that elusive state of financial nirvana.
I encourage you to go with what works […]
I was stuck in bed last weekend due to a fever (it’s my fault for not getting my flu shot this year). I never got around to my Christmas shopping, however, being bed-ridden did give me the opportunity to watch several movies I’ve been meaning to get to. My partner worked both Saturday and Sunday, […]
I have a “poor man’s trust” on all of my bank accounts. Not many banks promote this feature because it means processing an extra piece or two of paperwork, but every financial institution I’ve ever worked for (and I’ve worked for two large national financial institutions and two small community banks) have this option available.
POD […]
I started this blog because I was in trouble with debt and wanted to tell my story while adding some accountability to my financial life. Yesterday marked the completion of my first month as a blogger. It’s incredible how much I’ve learned about this meduim in the past 30 days. The following is a list of things […]
Every Friday I link to a few of the best finance articles on the Interweb. Here are my picks for the week:
At MSN Money, Liz Pulliam Weston provides her insights into the sub-prime mess and how to fix it in her article, Let’s punish the lenders of easy credit. I particularly like the idea of […]