From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Bank Account Running Low and 1 Week Until Payday… All Thanks To the Power Company

by That One Caveman on January 17, 2008

This is getting crazy! Even with meticulously tracking our spending, we’re still coming up short.
Just a couple days ago, we received our gas and electric bills for December. OUCH! It was a very cold December, with the month averaging 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Even with keeping our thermostat at 68, our combined [...]

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Speed-Reading Your Way to Personal and Financial Freedom

by That One Caveman on January 15, 2008

In my zeal to learn everything I can about personal finance, business building, consulting, computer languages, etc, I have purchased many books and checked out even more from the library. I have found myself getting bogged down and even being forced to return books to the library before I’ve even opened them. It’s [...]

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Expense Report Spreadsheet Uploaded

by That One Caveman on January 14, 2008

I have finally uploaded the first version of the Expense Report spreadsheet. It’s not much, yet, but with your input and suggestions, I will definitely make improvements.
The goal of this spreadsheet is simple: Input every single cent that leaves your person. In order to get accurate data, you must track every single penny [...]

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Challenged My Property Tax Assessment

by That One Caveman on January 11, 2008

Wednesday morning, I went to the county courthouse to challenge my property tax assessment. (I talked more about receiving the notice from the county in a previous post.) When I arrived, 4 of my neighbors were already there! Apparently, they over-assessed our entire neighborhood. Hopefully that will give me some leverage [...]

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More Unexpected Expenses

by That One Caveman on January 5, 2008

After our Christmas budgets were tightened by the unfortunate timing of my truck’s radiator failure (to the tune of $400), I figured we would probably have a few good months before something new popped up again.
NOPE!
Last night as my wife was trying to prepare dinner for our daughter, she mentioned to me that she thought [...]

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Expense Tracking Spreadsheet Delayed a Day (Or So)

by That One Caveman on January 3, 2008

*** Note: The spreadsheet is complete and uploaded. You can find out more in the post about it.
Sorry about the delay in releasing the Expense Tracking Spreadsheet. In the process of preparing a sample spreadsheet, I realized I should probably write a tutorial of how to actually use it. It uses pivot [...]

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