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Where is my money? I am 2 for 2!

September 29th, 2008 · No Comments

So everyone most likely knows that in the past 2 weeks the banking economy has kinda of gone crazy.  Well I have to say that my money was in WAMU in their online savings account (3.93% interest right now) and my daily money is in Wachovia.  I have an IRA with a local credit union, [...]

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Monday Money: Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

My brother forwarded me this blog link to the blog AllFinancialMatters.   It has a great way that parents and nannies can teach kids about needs vs wants.   I am going to copy it here and provide the link so that you can see the other comments and so forth.  It is a great simple idea.  [...]

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Tags: Making life easier as a nanny/parent · Money Tips

INA Conference: Spring 2009

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

For the past 4 years I have been going to the INA conference.  It is an expensive conference for nannies and agencies. I have found it very worthwhile to attend.  I do not ask my employeers for assistance though in paying for it.  It is something that I personally do not mind paying for.  I [...]

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Money Monday: Online Savings Accounts

August 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I am not a Financial Manager/Advisor nor do I play one on television. 

Over the past year I have been working very hard on managing debt, saving money, living on an allowance and opening an IRA. Several people have asked me about my online savings accounts, my IRA that I got this year, and how [...]

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