in a fog
first day without the 'bucks.
i refuse to drink the bitter swill they call coffee around here, and so i'm making due with some tazo tea (their 'passion' flavor) that i swiped from the clinic down the hall last night. it's not caffeinated, but my workday is pretty light, so i'm managing.
thank you for your money-saving tips thus far. keep 'em coming. (last night i was up until 1:00 am with my credit card companies getting my apr reduced. i know, i know, i should just consolidate onto a 0% apr card, and that's on my list of things to do, but until then, at least i'm saving a little bit... maybe?)
clark howard is my new crush.
heading to my mom's this weekend (another way to save money: spend time with family who will feed you) to lay by the pool and clear my head. like i've said, whether or not i move in six months, the chunk of change i accrue will be nice to have. i did, however, contact the department head of my grad program (who has acted as a reference for me in the past) and told him of my thoughts -- and he's putting together some contacts for me in the atlanta area. i guess it's nice to stay in touch with your professors!
update: here's a link to the ING savings account to which my ol' pal allison tipped us off.
yet another update, this time from my colleague: "FYI, (my boyfriend) had this account and recently was advised to cancel it because of something happening with ING's own stock (obviously, I have no clue about the details) that would cause the rate to go down. He now has a similar account with Fidelity, so you may want to look at them for a comparison."
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I am excited you are posting this info. because it is my goal to set up a good budget during the next couple weeks!
YAY! i am actually working on my excel spreadsheet now -- i never realized how much money i waste on absolute crap!
i don't know anything about ING's stock, but i do know the rate has gone up a little each of the last 6 months or so. but no, the 4.25% is not fixed.
what site did you use as an example to set up your budget?
min, i emailed you. ;)
That calculator, though fun, is flawed because it tells you to add snacks, which is stupid. It assumes that people who don't buy coffee at Starbucks don't eat snacks. I calculated party costs for the year I went to South Fl. and the Bahamas and I was right at 4k when the vacay was calculated. It was kind of amazing and kind of sad. Mostly amazing, though.
money saving tip - instead of happy hr on fridays, hit up art openings. actuallhy, hit up as many art openings as possible every weeken. free drinks, free wood, and free art - a lot of the time you can get drunk and get dinner and not spend a cent and have a great time! i certainly do it almost every wknd, and nyc has got to have 8000 more galleries.
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