I spent today in an all-day meeting, as we were trying to map out the future state of one of the units within our department. This included revamping the job descriptions, deciding if we need two or three levels of analysts, and do we need more supervisors, admin and analytical assistants, or other support staff. The goal is to prepare the unit to handle not just the work in today’s world, but the work we knowread more…
Day Amount Place Category Monday $22.25 Safeway Groceries $5.00 cash Allowance Tuesday $15.00 copay medical Wednesday $15.00 copay medical $66.00 Saffron Eating Out $47.25 gas Car Thursday $12.00 AutoZone Car $10.00 Farmers Market Groceries Friday $14.00 Qdoba Eating Out Saturday $15.00 Clothes Allowance $12.00 Safeway Groceries $45.00 Hair Care Groceries Sunday $75.00 Faire Allowance This weekend was our first visit to the Renaissance Faire. We’ll go again in 2 weeks. We budget for this every yearread more…
One of the things I like most about the Seattle area is that it doesn’t get hot, at least not really hot, on a regular basis. Having lived in eastern MT and northern NV, I’ve had my share of hot. I like temperate. To me, the temperature should stop going up once it hits 75. However, every once in a while, Seattle gets a blast of heat. This is that weekend. (Naturally, we have plans toread more…
It’s been over a year since I joined the Yakezie challenge. I’ve done 53 Sunday Evening Posts, the goal of which is to help me keep track of my spending and my main goals for the year. But the high level look give short shrift to my goals as they specifically relate to this blog. What are my goals for this blog? Maintain a consistent blogging schedule of content posts on Tuesday and Thursday, What I’mReadingread more…
When you’re looking to change jobs, you’re often told to consider the entire package- not just compensation, but all of the benefits and perks that come with the job, from health insurance to discounts at local restaurants. I don’t disagree with that, but I would encourage people to look beyond the financial side of those perks, and ask themselves, what does this tell me about the company culture. Back in 2002 or 2003, C interviewedread more…
Day Amount Place Category Monday $4.50 Cafeteria Allowance Tuesday $150.00 Vet Pets $15.00 Qdoba Eating Out $7.00 Gas Car $8.00 Car Wash Car $9,700.00 New Car Car $50.00 Old Spaghetti Factory Eating Out Wednesday $38.00 Safeway Groceries Thursday $5.25 Safeway Groceries Friday $32.00 Ren Faire Allowance Saturday $71.00 CostCo Groceries $60.00 Cash Allowance Sunday $43.00 Gas Car We start the first Sunday Evening Post of my second year of doing Sunday Evening Posts by spending everyread more…
So far today we’ve gone to the dog park and CostCo shopped. That means that I should have the rest of the day to be a bum and watch the Olympics. I love the Olympics. I will watch just about any sport (including cycling) during the Olympics, even if I wouldn’t otherwise. I do have to try some moderation because C does not have the same tolerance as I do. Right now, it’s men’s beach volleyball.read more…
I wrote before about our search for a new car. We bought a car on Tuesday. It was not new. In fact, it has almost 180,000 miles on it. And we paid almost $10k, after a trade in. And yet, I am still very happy about the purchase. Why? Because diesel engines are different. We actually considered a car with almost 300k miles on it. We bought a 2003 Jetta Wagon GL TDI. We expect itread more…
Today, I am participating in Bloggers Unite for Animal Rescue on all three of my blogs. I know a number of my personal finance blogging friends are animal lovers, and I just want to make sure you all know, you don’t have to be a pet blog in order to participate in this event. You’re in the pet store, grabbing a new toy for your dog, and it turns out there’s an adoption event going onread more…
