Tag Archive: The Wife

What Personal Finance Lessons can one Learn from Newport, Rhode Island?

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This past weekend The Wife and I visited Newport Rhode Island for our One Year Anniversary, and I learned three very applicable personal finance lessons, and it came from our trip to the mansions. The normal thing when visiting Rhode Island is to do Mansion Tours.  The Wife and I checked out two of these…

2008 Taxes Update – Taxes are E-Filed; What I am doing with the Refund?

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I previously discussed the items one should bring to a tax appointment so I figured I should give my readers an update as to what happened. Our Meeting with our “New” Accountant The wife and I met with an accountant which came highly recommended by a co-worker.  The meeting went well, and he was shocked…

I Created a New Blog for the Wife

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Sorry about the lack of post tonight, but I had two wakes in one week! The one I went to tonight, my father kept introducing me as the middle son-lawyer (my parents have 3). I always find it very weird, that my parents always introduce me by my chosen education/profession. Regardless, when I got back…

Accountability Leads to Success

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Thursday was our quarterly meeting for work, where sales accomplishments and goals were discussed.  One theme that echoed today was, you guessed it, Accountability Leads to Success.  That sentiment is short and sweet…4 simple words whose truth have been proven over time. First, we should define Accountability.  Merriam Webster defines accountability as, the quality or state of…

The Wife and I Finally Implement a Plan

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I always thought I didn’t need a budget, nor did I ever want to worry about limiting myself.  I think I figured I could always add / subtract and keep things all in my head.  Like most people who rock out this “method” I got things done but was not working anywhere near 100%. While…

Don’t Blindly Trust your Employer – Check your Check!

In the past I broken down my paycheck, and I just assumed all was good.  However, I found out otherwise! I got called into the office of my Human Resource Person to go over the 2009 benefits package.  When she reviewed what I had paid this year thus far for medical coverage she was shocked,…