From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Fighting the Temptation to Spend

by That One Caveman on February 29, 2008

A post on Frugal Dad this morning about the tax rebate got me thinking about how hard it is to not go out and spend it like a “good little consumer.” Every now and then, I get this nearly uncontrollable urge spend. It’s usually triggered by a large purchase or an unexpected influx [...]

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Friday Link Love – Leap Day Edition

by That One Caveman on February 29, 2008

Happy Leap Day! It’s been a few weeks since I shared the link love. Here are a few posts that caught my eye this week, in no particular order.

Marotta Asset Management shares an opinion on the capital gains tax in a guest post on Free Money Finance.
I’ve Paid For This Twice Already brings [...]

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Get a Free $25 For Your Emergency Fund

by That One Caveman on February 28, 2008

When planning your emergency fund, it’s important to store a good percentage of the funds in an easily-accessible, higher-interest savings account.  I have our current emergency fund savings split between a credit union savings account and an ING Direct savings account.  This allows me to gain a high interest rate on the credit [...]

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Spending Money to Save Money: Front-Loading Washing Machine

by That One Caveman on February 26, 2008

As you know if you’ve read my blog at all recently, we purchased a front-loading washing machine last week.  Now that I’ve had nearly a week to play with my new “toy”, I’m better able to determine what kind of savings we can expect in the long run by ditching our at least 20 [...]

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Took the Front-Loader Plunge

by That One Caveman on February 19, 2008

Last night, I went out and purchased a new washer, as I said I would in my previous post. After a lot of research and price shopping, we decided on the Whirlpool Duet washer and pedestal. After the 10% discount, sales taxes, and delivery charges (which will be refunded to me in a [...]

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LASIK as An Investment?

by That One Caveman on February 18, 2008

A buddy of mine told me last week that he won’t be taking a vacation this year. Instead, he said,
Instead of a vacation, I’m going to take that money and get LASIK done. I consider it an investment toward future vacations.
He had good eyes up until a few years ago when he entered [...]

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