We are at the end of the fiscal year at work so tons of stuff to do, to beat the calendar. Can't do my daily readings of the forums and I am not a happy camper! Reading HCW first thing is my morning "fix". Totally addicted!

" Im' off, I'm off, It's of to work I go!"


(sang to tune of The Seven Dwarfs work song). Dorky I know, gotta relieve the stress!!!!

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Much is written and said about this topic. Sometimes I feel almost as if this were a personal thing, in that most people have their own ideas about frugality and how they go about it. Hey, if what they do works, and they do save money, fine. Me, I like to also think green, save the environment, recycle, repair, reuse, etc. You get the picture. You hear this over and over, but when put into practice, you kind of really understand and feel good about yourself. I know I do. I'll talk more about...

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On the first day of the work week, as soon as I arrive to the office, I go on line to monitor my $$. It's sort of a fun thing I do, which I use as a mental device, if you will, to keep me on the savings path, or if I feel derailed, to put me back on track. It takes me a few minutes but I am consistent with this mode of monitoring my funds, always thinking, "This is for my retirement, this is for my retirement!"

While saving for retirement, I still manage to save for other...

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So Friday evening I'm flicking thru the channels on the TV, in search of something that would not bore me. I bore very easily with TV. I go to OnDemand and see the pilots of several new shows were on, so I started watching. The first I watched was Journeyman, starring an actor named Kevin McKidd I believe his name is, (I'm bad with names!) I enjoyed watching this actor on an HBO series called Rome. Loved this series. The premise of Journeyman kind of reminded me of Quantum Leap and Time Tunnel....

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My SO and I will be traveling to Italy in mid-November. Everything is set and now it's putting together the wardrobe (I always take the minimum, to keep my luggage weight down, so I don't have to worry about overweight due to souvenirs and things brought back), and what credit cards to take. I like to carry, as a minimum, two when I travel. I have Discover, which does not charge a foreign transaction fee. My SO has Capital One and they don't charge a foreign transaction fee. Since Discover...

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