http://ultimatemoneyblog.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:40:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's my spending so far for No Spending Month. We're about a third of the way through the month and it's been a pretty tough month! Here's where I've spent my money so far: Mortgage: $960.00 (about $6 extra to principal) Home Depot $28.67 (paint for hallway) Kroger $3.89 (Diet Coke ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/no-spending-tracker Last month I wrote about how Hurricane Ike decided to make a trip to the Midwest and leave us without power for 6 days.  The frugal side of me was excited because I knew that our electric bill would be much lower due to us not being able to use ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/saving-money-on-our-cable-bill Awhile back, I wrote about how it's a bad idea to use a credit card as an emergency fund. I'm standing by that today, and even more so now that the credit crisis is in full swing. I will admit: I think credit cards are good to have, ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/credit-cards-today-can-you-get-one I am worried about retirement.  Truth be told, I am only 25 years old, and I've got a long way to go.  The fact of the matter is: with the way things are going now and watching people go back to work after being retired and watching others postpone their ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/why-am-i-worried-about-retirement-at-25 In accordance to October's no spending month, this weekend I stayed at home, baked a loaf of bread, hung my laundry out, painted my hallway, had my yard sale to make extra money, and didn't go out and spend extra money even though the temptation was there. I really ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/my-no-spending-weekend I am almost embarrassed to post this, but I'm going to anyway since I've been talking about it since June.  We had our yard sale on Saturday. Two people stopped, and we sold $7.40 worth of stuff we had for sale. $7.40. That is not worth the ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/yard-sale-earnings-and-tips Well, we finally figured out what we were going to do about our car problems. I couldn't justify purchasing a brand new vehicle, and it felt like the car dealerships were trying to rip us off, so we decided that we were going to be patient and just make ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/car-troubles-solved October is going to be a "No Spending Month"!  I've never done this before, and it is certainly going to be a challenge, but I am up for it! Anyone else want to join?  Leave a comment here and I will post weekly updates on Wednesdays with links to your ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/october-is-no-spending-month-whos-in Please, make a run to your bank and withdraw ALL your money!!  Just kidding.  You would think that the government made that announcement on Friday night.  You wouldn't believe how many people are coming into the bank trying to withdraw all their money.  I have seen people wanting to cash ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/the-world-is-ending-the-stock-market-crashes I am so ready for this year to be over. I have had the worst luck this year! My grandmother passed away in January, we had the tree fall on the house in January as well, I thought I had cancer (I go to the oncologist tomorrow for a ... http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/car-troubles-what-should-i-do