After having dinner with the in-laws at a restaurant that only accepts cash (which is one of my biggest pet peeves, unless it’s the best pizza ever), we stopped at the grocery to pick up our fresh fruits and limited veggies to start Atkins tomorrow.
I also had some blogging money come in over the weekend that was immediately transferred to savings, per my financial resolutions!
We kept our one of our financial resolution by putting monday in ING this first payday of 2009!
My husband and I are starting Atkins on Monday, so a trip to Costco was dedicated to meat and cheese, which I individually packaged and froze for convenience. There’s a trip to the grocery still needed for veggies and condiments, but we should be set for at least two weeks.
Architects need rulers, chefs need knives, I need a watch. I bill my clients hourly based on six minute increments, so it’s imperative that I have an accurate timepiece on me at all times. It helps if it is stylish and trendy, too.
Kenmar Watches has a huge selection of brand name watches at reasonable prices, but my favorite are Fendi watches. I like the look of men’s watches on women, and a Fendi watch is understated and goes with any style.
Don’t worry if you’re not a Fendi person, style or money-wise, the Kenmar Watches website is easily searchable by designer name, style, price point, and color. If you have questions, you can easily contact their customer service through live chat or toll-free number.
I’m in the market for a new watch, so I’m looking forward to placing an order with Kenmar Watches!
Happy New Year! I was hoping to end the year on a high note, but I missed my December paid blogging goal of $310.
December Blogging Total - $287.36
I was happy to see that SocialSpark picked up when PayPerPost was down this month, but still disappointed that this month was the least I’ve ever made with PayPerPost.
My PayU2Blog income has been holding steady, even though I removed one blog from their service. I wanted to try out some other income generating avenues that don’t jive with their TOS, but hope to keep blogging for them on my other sites.
Even though I’ve been getting paid to blog for over two years, 2008 was the first year I kept track of my earnings month by month, so it will be interesting to compare 2009 to this benchmark year.
2009 Blogging Total - $6,917.54
I plan to continue paid blogging in 2009 and I hope that I’m able to at least maintain my level of income. The first step is to set January’s paid blogging goal at $500!
I took advantage of some online after-Christmas sales today.
Things have been low-key since Christmas.
I lost one of the backs to my diamond earrings that needed to be replaced, so I stopped at the jewelry store. I wasn’t about to pay $90 for a new platinum back, so I switched to white gold for $20.
While I was there, I also had my wedding rings replated with rhodium and now they look just as shiny as new. Well worth the $36.
If you’re like us, your holiday celebrations are spread out over a two week period, you inevitably forget to buy for someone on your list, and you’re already over your Christmas budget.
Thankfully, you can get all of your last minute gifts from Kmart where they stock over 25,000 gifts for under $25. We’re not talking white elephant gifts, either. No scratchy scarfs, pot holders, or VHS players. We’re talking Craftsman tools, Martha Stewart home furnishing, LeapFrog games, and Joe Boxer pajamas. Quality gifts that don’t look like last minute, drug store purchases!
If all of your Christmas festivities are finished, and you received some of those white elephant gifts, make sure to get the receipt and return them so that you can go to Kmart and get yourself some of those 25,000 gifts under $25! I know I’d love to get a set of Martha Stewart tall nickel candle holders as much as I’d love to give a set!
Whether you’re giving or getting, Kmart has stocked quality products are reasonable prices for over 100 years, and there’s 25,000 reasons to do your last minute holiday shopping at Kmart!
While listening to NPR last week, my husband asked me what a Ponzi Scheme was, and I was excited to explain because I found the background story so interesting when I first learned about it in college.
A Ponzi Scheme is an investment operation that pays returns to investors with the investments of new investors instead of from a true profit. Eventually the earnings from new investors is less than the payouts needed, so the entire system collapses.
Charles Ponzi came to the US from Italy in 1903, and while he wasn’t the first to implement the scheme, it was named after him because the amount of money he took in made him headline news. Ponzi started by taking advantage of the price difference between international reply coupons and post stamps and became a millionaire within months, luring over 40,000 investors with the promise of a 50% ROI in 45 days.
It’s a tangled web, and Ponzi was only able to pay back about 2/3 of the investors, which is more than some of the current Ponzi Schemes!
Are we talking New Year’s resolutions yet? Good, because I’m excited to take a different approach this year. I’m mixing things up and making resolutions to do and not to do certain things.
I think those are pretty simple, straightforward do’s and don’ts. Do you have your 2009 goals and/or resolutions ready?
My sister and I ventured out the morning after Christmas and were shocked at how empty the stores were! We had some icy weather, which could have contributed, but it was almost a pleasant shopping experience. We didn’t see any fights over the last pop up tv like we have in previous years!
Just like every year, I stop at Target to get next year’s Christmas cards 50% off and pick up a storage container for my newest holiday decorations.
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