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BATTLING NEEDS VS WANTS
About Me:
LuxLivingFrugalis
Biography? Yes-I love to read them! Location? MidSouth Interests? painting, reading, personal finance, investing, travel Occupation? Retired jUNque' dealer
FrugalisAmericanus, INFJ Scorpio w/Scorpio Rising & Aries Moon long married to a right handsome Virgo ISTJ! I'm his enigma! Wasn't he smart? Unhuh - Many happy years later still he trys to sort the everchanging puzzle!
Hubba-licious!
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A PART OF ALL I EARN
IS MINE TO KEEP! ~G. Clason
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NO credit card debt!!
NO car loans!!
NO mortgage loans!!
NO debts WHATSOEVER!!
Household Emergency Fund is Fully Funded w/1 years pre-tax salary
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"Economy is a poor man's revenue; extravagance, a rich man's ruin." ~~??, frontspiece, The American Frugal Housewife, by Lydia Maria Child, Harper & Row, 1836 edition (dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy).
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Barret Strong-Money (That's What I Want)
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$20 Challenge
Began 08/06 - monthly totals for past years have been moved to the 'Lux's $20 Challenge History' Page in an effort to clean up the sidebar!
01/09=$021.15 total
02/09=$022.09 total
03/09=$023.82 total
04/09=$020.29 total
05/09=$025.92 total
06/09=$024.11 total
07/09=$185.00 total
08/09=$381.71 total
09/09=$258.19 total
10/09=$031.07 total
11/09=$022.46 total
12/09=$021.03 total
2009=$1036.83 YTD
The PLAN was to be paid in full by July 2012 - IF NOT BEFORE! *For historical record of payments see "My Pages" below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houseboat Fund-w/Sharebuilder (invested so there will be dips & crests here)
$375.00 09/27/09
$407.54 10/09/09
$390.00 10/30/09
$428.78 11/18/09
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dream Car Fund - w/Ameritrade
'64 Sunbeam Tiger (I used to own a Sunbeam) or a '57 Thunderbird
ummm...not something I want to happen to me. I'm going to scrimp and save so I can blow it all off when I get to retirement age. Preferably live rich and die bankrupt
October 18th, 2006 at 02:13 pm 1161180817
October 18th, 2006 at 02:16 pm 1161180996
October 18th, 2006 at 02:58 pm 1161183494
October 18th, 2006 at 05:16 pm 1161191780
We have a woman who comes into the restaurant I work at. She orders simple and wears clothes so you think she's a homeless woman.
She never tips less than $5, and drives an amazing car. Just proves that you can judge a book by it's cover.