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Weekly Veggies

The personal finance blog for Life Balance
Thu - Jun 12 01:39am
This is our third year to be a host site for the local CSA. We’ve been a customer for much longer. Especially this yea...
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Kitchen update 6/11/25

Disneysteve's Common Cents Blog
Wed - Jun 11 09:27pm
Yesterday he put up most of the new drywall except for around the sink and the ceiling section. Today he took care of the cei...
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3% Credit Card Fee worth it?

LivingAlmostLarge's Personal Finance Blog
Sun - Jun 08 08:53pm
A friend asked recently how I decide about the 3% credit card fee.  Couple of things I'll lay which she never considered...
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More home improvement progress

Save More, Spend Less
Fri - Jun 06 08:58pm
Oh happy, joy, joy. My handyman came over last week to set up the plywood platform he had built for my front-loading washer ...
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Very DOGE. Not impress.

Trying to keep Tabs on my finances
Thu - Jun 05 11:10am
I thought about posting my monthly net worth, but at the end of the day, my needle hasn't moved much this month.  Instea...
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The Latest From The Saving Advice Forums

February '25 Inflation highest in a year

ua_guy • 11 Jun 2025 21:21:22
The Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure rose more than expected in February while consumer spending also posted a smaller-than-projected increase, the Commerce Department reported Friday. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28...
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Long Term Care Insurance

LivingAlmostLarge • 11 Jun 2025 06:48:24
Does anyone have LTC insurance? What do you pay for it? How much coverage do you have? What made you buy it? Where we lived passed a law charging people LTC tax if you don't have your own policy to opt out of. The tax is .58% or $...
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Retirement Savings -- Countup

Randomsaver • 10 Jun 2025 22:56:21
Retirement Account Savings . . . count it up. I've a long waaaaaays to go . . 10 years including this year is my target. Retirement Savings : $145K :angry...
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Is your city rioting?

QuarterMillionMan • 10 Jun 2025 06:18:24
In Los Angeles the rioting is no where near the scale of Minneapolis' rioting but very scary nonetheless. How bad is it in your city?...
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extra money

LivingAlmostLarge • 10 Jun 2025 05:20:17
How do you guys handle big expenses? What do you guys do with extra money? Do you send it to an investment account monthly? When you have expenses like home repairs or car reparis or replacing stuff, do you pull from your investme...
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