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• 05.25.08
  Becoming the Phoenix - Out of the Ashes of Burnout debt reduction, eleven things, frugality, goals, health and fitness, intents and purchases, lifestyle, personal finance, retirement, simplicity, wealth | (1)

  Given the utter lack of new Living Behind the Curve material, the near-lack of fresh recipes at Catch the Spoon, and a new project on our plate (plus school, work, and our other ventures), it will probably come as no surprise to you, dear readers, that Mer and I are doggone burnt out. The extent of our overload came to a head about two months ago when, due to two torn tendons in my ankle, I became suddenly much less mobile (and unable to drive). Over the course of the positively dreadful week immediately following my injury, we ...
• 10.01.07
  Budgeting for Dummies (AKA How to Make a Budget You Can Stick To) debt reduction, goals, personal finance | (0)

  Budgeting is the keystone of personal finance and frugality, but for many people, it's the hardest thing to nail down. Anyone with a spreadsheet can mock up a budget, but the difficult part is sticking to it. We've talked about budgeting before, in our "11 Steps to Financial Freedom" post, but I've been asked to talk a little more specifically about what our budget looks like, and how we stick to it. I've been using various permutations of the same budgeting spreadsheet for years, and it breaks our monthly income and bills by name, amount, week, and whether or ...
• 07.16.07
  The Power of Money — What PF Blogs Don’t Teach You debt reduction, frugality, goals, intents and purchases, life hacking, personal finance, self help, wealth, world domination | (8)

  Every Monday is Intents and Purchases day at Living Behind the Curve. I'm gonna take another swipe at the Personal Finance blogosphere. This might turn into a regular series. Please, helmets on. A couple of things happened this weekend that really changed how I look at money and its place in my life. First, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Love it or hate it, I think it's become a perennial classic in modern personal finance literature. (There will be a full detailed book review in the near future, I promise.) Secondly, Dani basically sat me down for a financial meeting ...
• 07.06.07
  Fry up Some Funnel Cake — It’s Carnival Time! blog carnivals, carnival of personal finance, carnival of the recipes, debt reduction, festival of frugality, frugality, personal finance, recipes, technology | (1)

  While the nation was celebrating with fireworks and cotton candy, we were home catching up on sleep and Harry Potter. We did participate in a number of blog carnivals this week, however: here is a recap of those carnivals along with a few of my favorite posts. Carnival of Recipes The Carnival of Recipes went live on Sunday, hosted this week by Wee Wifey. The Hawaiian Burger recipe (made with teriyaki sauce and pineapple juice) posted by Deputy Headmistress had me salivating. Emrack's Mashed Potato Casserole sounds like a giant dish of comfort food - I can't wait to try it. Chef Jules at ...
• 07.02.07
  It’s the Economy, Stupid: July Net Worth Update debt reduction, frugality, goals, intents and purchases, personal finance, real estate, wealth | (0)

  Thanks to a random drop in the Zestimate of our house, our net worth plummeted this month: we're down $2848 to a paltry $2873. I have a feeling that number may go back up by next month, however, as the house on the corner of our block just listed for double what ours is currently worth. (Although it's a single, it has no more square footage than our row.) Also, because I calculated our net worth later in the month (June 11) when we had more positive cash flow, our numbers were a bit skewed. So, how ...

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