And Off They Go
February 6th, 2008 at 10:52 pmI've sent in my federal tax forms. I'm getting back around $870.00. I've decided to put 500 in my IRA and the rest into my ING account.
Using a Laptop to Save Electricity
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:49 amI'm I crazy? On Sunday I picked up a cheap Toshiba laptop at Best Buy for $450.00. My justification is to save power. I mostly use my computer to surf the net and to upload pictures to flikr, so I'm thinking the laptop will help.
My plan is to use my desktop, a Mac mini, for photo work and to check my email and to use the laptop for all my surfing. I'll see how this goes.
Yes, We have Coffee , Tea and Water
January 14th, 2008 at 09:12 amI haven't been much of a coffee or tea drinker. I usually only want one cup so a regular coffee maker would be a waste. Lately I've started to drink green tea for it's antioxidants.
Yesterday I bought the perfect device for me. It's the Hamilton Beach 3-1 hot beverage maker. It makes single cups at a time and you can use coffee ground, and pods, tea bags or pods and loose tea. Plus it can just generate hot water for instant soup or oatmeal. It was $25 dollars and I bought some coffee pods that work out to about 30 to 35 cents each, cheaper than Starbucks!
Rebate Check
January 7th, 2008 at 11:47 pmGood news today. I got my $100 rebate check from Microsoft. Microsoft had an awesome deal for Mac users on Black Friday. If you bought office for the mac they would send you a rebate of $100.
My check arrived today. I'll deposit in my bank and then transfer it to my ING account.
Tax Time Approaches
January 5th, 2008 at 08:57 pmI was greeted in the mail by the IRS form 1040a. Now I only have to wait for the end of the month to come for the 1099's and my w-2. I've already estimated that I should be getting money back. I plan to send that refund to my good friend sallie mae
Trying to Move Forward
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:38 pmI mentioned in my first post that I want to pay off my student loan this year. The reason being I want to use that money to fully fund my IRA. Currently I can only budget $200.00 a month. I just looked at my Fidelity IRA account and I lost another 16 dollars today. I'm really taking a beating 
Greetings!
January 1st, 2008 at 07:56 pmI'ts time for me to delurk and become part of the community. My major goal for 2008 is to pay off my student loan of which $5200 remains.