Oh joy, the DMV


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Yes, I arrived at the DC DMV at 10:30am on a Saturday morning.  This is the line that is extending outside the building.  I would have gotten here earlier but I had forgotten to get my proof of DC insurance from State Farm and had to call around to them to get it this morning.  […]

November 17, 2012

I Got Paid!


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Online surveys and mystery shopping get a bad rap. Many people think that they are just scams but there are really some great (and legitimate) companies out there that will pay you for your time and effort. And to prove it, here’s what I earned from online surveys and mystery shopping last month, among other […]

November 9, 2012

Paid Off!: Two Smaller Debts


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Yayyy! I finally scraped some money together in the last two weeks to pay off two smaller debts totalling $117. Phew. Making progress in paying down debt feels good 🙂 If it wasn’t for mystery shopping I would not have been able to make the extra money I need to throw at these debts. It’s […]

October 31, 2012

How I’m Saving Today


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The last two days have been interesting. I got injured and my dog got injured. On Monday, I failed to properly line up a roundhouse kick to the heavy bag in boxing class (precisely after the instructor said to be careful to do it properly) and kicked the bag dead on with my right toes. […]

October 10, 2012

I Got Paid!


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Online surveys and mystery shopping get a bad rap. Many people think that they are just scams but there are really some great (and legitimate) companies out there that will pay you for your time and effort. And to prove it, here’s what I earned from online surveys and mystery shopping last month, among other […]

October 4, 2012

Link Love: Best Posts This Week


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Here are some of the best blog posts I read this week. Check ’em out and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.Enemy of Debt- 7 Habits of Debt-Free People My Alternate Life- Fun Money is Important! Fashionably Broke in the City- Reaching “Financial Independence” Get Rich Slowly- 15 Things You Need […]

September 22, 2012