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October 2008

Friday Link Love – Haunted Play-Doh Edition

by That One Caveman on October 31, 2008

his year, in addition to giving children candy, we have some mini Play-Doh containers to give away. Remembering all the fun times I had playing with that colored dough as a child (and as an adult), I figured these would be valued much higher than unmemorable, gone-in-a-second, character-less candy.
Last year, we dressed up our [...]

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I Was Wrong; Net Worth Doesn’t Matter

by That One Caveman on October 29, 2008

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been obsessed with my net worth and how it changes from month-to-month. I checked my 401(k) hourly and adjusted my month-end balance forecasts every week. I meticulously analyzed every dollar entering and leaving my accounts. And I came to a conclusion: My “net worth” doesn’t [...]

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I Could Be Rich if I Didn’t Have All This Debt

by That One Caveman on October 28, 2008

ut of curiosity, I peeked through our recent transactions in Quicken and compared them to my paychecks for the same period. I came to a startling (but unsurprising) conclusion: If we weren’t carrying all this debt, we could live more than comfortably on my income alone and would be able to save plenty for [...]

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I Only Thought I Was Being Frugal…

by That One Caveman on October 27, 2008

This weekend on our monthly trip to Sam’s Club to stock up our pantry, we went in with our usual shopping list of diapers, cereal, cleaning supplies, frozen foods, and ground meat. We nonchalantly strolled through our “open while under renovation” club warehouse as we have every month for the last few years – completely [...]

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Money Is Important, But Don’t Forget To Live

by That One Caveman on October 24, 2008

I’m the kind of obsessive guy that gets wrapped up in whatever project I have in front of me and then forget all else. Eventually, I get so tied up in the details that I find myself getting sick of the project and want to put it away. I can’t tell you how many [...]

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Why Waste Money On a Halloween Costume?

by The Cavewife on October 22, 2008

The following is a guest post written by my wife, The Cavewife. She regularly writes here about what’s on her heart as a frugal stay-at-home mom.
My daughter celebrated Halloween for the first time last year. She did not really understand the whole concept, but we still dressed her up any way. My husband [...]

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