November Goals

31Oct08

I crafted a shiny new budget for November, but it doesn’t look like I will actually be able to use it with all of the moving costs I’m about to incur. What this really means is that I won’t be able to pay a significant amount towards my debt. Oh well, right? Worse things have [...]

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October Goals Revisited…

30Oct08

Jumping the gun a little? Perhaps… but I am feeling restless in the last 15 minutes of my day… and what better way to kill 15 minutes than to review my October goals? 
Give 110% in my public policy class: Autumn quarter marks the start of my graduate school career (even if I am not quite yet [...]

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Blurry Days

30Oct08

Wow. Is it November yet? 
The new home search is back on full force. Not that we ever really took a break from it. During the off week, we were still clicking through ads on craigslist and emailing links like mad. 
A top floor unit has opened up in the building I wrote about a few weeks [...]

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Target Retirement!

28Oct08

I have a retirement account through my employer. Money is pulled from my checks, pretax and deposited into my account. Since this money isn’t mine to touch for another 39 years or so, I don’t may much attention to it. However, when my last statement arrived, I was anxious to see how the tumultuous market [...]

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Week(end) in Review

27Oct08

It was a busy…not so thrify…one! Nice to have a break from my studies…now for tallying up to see if I broke the bank…
Friday…dinner with A and friends…yam tacos… $10 …. on to a local brewery where I bought the first pitcher @ $15 … $25 for fun well into the night. Not bad.
Saturday… dolled [...]

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Finally Friday

24Oct08

Happy Friday everyone!  
Wishing you the most excellent weekend with unexpected monetary gains!
Sorry I’ve been a little short on the content this week….grad school apps, class, studying for the gre, apartment hunt, quest to keep roommate drama low, snorefest at work continues…

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Classic Seattle Girl

23Oct08

Its well known amongst my friends that I’m the sort of shopper who will convince herself that she must absolutely have something. No. Matter. What. 
As a dear friend, you can tell me that you don’t like how something looks, or that its too expensive, but if I adore the item, there is no stopping me. [...]

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Frugal Gift Ideas

21Oct08

Happy Tuesday everyone! My post today comes from one of my oldest and loveliest friends Beth. She does not yet have a blog of her own… but with just enough love and encouragement… perhaps she will be convinced.
We met for dinner a few weeks back, and chatted a little about my Seattle Girl blog. She has been [...]

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(Almost) Famous

20Oct08

A few weeks back, FruGal and Holly had the brilliant idea of starting a “Five Frugal Minutes With….” series where they post an interview with a fellow blogger every Monday. Today is the fourth Monday into the series, and they have posted their interview with your truly, Seattle Girl. Go check me out! And if [...]

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Errr…

17Oct08

I just checked in, for about the seventy fifth time, on the status of the application I submitted for another job at the University where I am currently employed. The whole application process is rather annoying…you cut and paste your resume and cover letter online, have no contact with real humans in the department, and [...]

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