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Gonna be okay

I was really worried that I was gonna be screwed financially for this month. I don’t get my first paycheck at the new job until the end of January. I did have some money left in savings after getting my laptop. And when I got my final paycheck from the old job, I found out they added 40 hours of vacation time. That really helped. So I still have a fair amount left for the  […]

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Movin’ on up

I had my review yesterday at work. It’s been around 6 months since I’ve been back (after being laid off for about a month … give or take a couple days). It was a positive review. Of course, I have things to work on. Who doesn’t? Nobody is perfect.

Reviews have meant raises in the past. This time was no different. I got a nice raise. It ended up being about $1.15 more per hour  […]

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Free money

One thing I love about my new bank is that they pay you 10¢ every time you use your check card. I use mine all the time. I rarely have cash on me, and I only write checks for the bills that I can’t pay online. Well, I just checked my account online and my Dime a Time Reward was deposited in my account yesterday. Just by using my check card, I made $2.60. Yeah  […]

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Microsoft can kiss my ass

I’m definitely not a big fan of Microsoft, but I do admit that I use some of their products … mainly Windows XP and Office. I also use Microsoft Money. I have Money 2003. I’ve been thinking of trying something different. I checked out Quicken this weekend. I wanted to download a trial, but you have to pay to download it and then you can cancel/return/whatever within 30 or 60 days. I don’t wanna do  […]

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Only took 2+ years

google payment

I only signed up in October 2004. I finally hit $100 in January 2007. That’s only 27 months. My sites aren’t very high traffic, are they … LOL. That money will come in handy though. Who doesn’t like money? LOL Now I just need to keep an eye on my account for it to be deposited. Then, after it is, I can close out that account. dancing banana […]

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