I think I've settled into the new job rather well. It's been 6 weeks and I'm still loving going to work everyday. I do get exasperated about a couple of things that go on every now and then, but I just shrug it off to being part of the profession and kno [...]

Well, it was probably good that I left off my husband's income and assets and everything when calculating networth... Turns out he's been planning a divorce for quite some time. So- without getting into the personal, nitty gritty details of it, we can [...]

I didn't know whether to edit or delete an old post or just tell the tale here. This is mainly for my own records, but if people want to read and comment, that's fine and great. As mentioned, we sold stock that we calculated would give us roughly $5K t [...]

I don't own much... an old, beat up 1997 Chevy Cavalier I bought when I was 19 years old and my computer equipment. What I do have is over $42,000 in school loan debt. (That's down from a starting point of $53,000 though, so I guess I can say I've made s [...]

People say I've achieved pretty good financial standing for my age. I feel like I finally got my head above water only for the next wave to come. What can I say about taxes. They're seriously a bitch. I currently live in a pretty "tax state" with no inc [...]

OK, to be exact, it was -$1,245.51. That neatly counteracts gain of $1,245.84 yesterday. I have a few cents left over, as you can see. I'll add that onto the gain of $1,774.96 the day before yesterday, $902.30 the day before that, $279.75 the day be [...]

I am finally getting close to positive net worth, which is a great feeling. Will have room to breath once I am under that £10,000 mark. That will feel really, really good I know! My finances will be where they were in September 2006 which is better than wh [...]

I plowed my savings into an EmigrantDirect account while interest rates were high. Now they're significantly lower, so what should I do with my extra money? Much of it is stuff that I don't want to risk - an emergency fund and part of a downpayment for a [...]

Checked my company stock options today, they finally closed up above the reference price of 142.41 Euros. This means I will be recieving a bonus of at least 1.94 Euros when the program ends. Facts about ###### Sharing 2007: A reference price was set [...]

1. an estimate of expected income and expense. 2. a plan of operations which is based on a budget. 3. an itemized allotment of funds for a given period. 4. a sum of money set aside and/or needed for a purpose. 5. to plan for an allotment of funds. [...]