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jonwow: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Ways and Means: Jul 2014 - Dec 2014. Let’s do this. A year end wrap for another year of spending. Who’s excited! I already covered the first six months of 2014. So here’s the the last six (remember, this is variable expenses per month, not fixed):. For August, September, and October, I was only $280 total over budget, which is just remarkable! If I wasn’t paying rent for the summer, then where the hell was I living? Well, here’s the answer: With friends! San Diego in Septembe...
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jonwow: June 2013
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Sunday, June 30, 2013. Man on the Run. Over at this post. By not talking about work, or revealing our real names, and generally just blocking away the outside world, it felt like we were in a dream time experience. There were moments when I was walking around in the woods, with my lone flashlight guiding the way, when I thought "Man, this is fantastic, this is what I want every day to be like! For me, adult camp was less of a getaway, as my general day to day is pretty structure-less. It's impossible I f...
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jonwow: Ways and Means: Feb
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Friday, March 1, 2013. Ways and Means: Feb. I downloaded and read Ashley's ebook, A Story of Debt. Inspired by her blog, I am going to document my spending for the year. Because heaven knows, I am shitty with money. Easy come, easy go! Also, this article from 2006, "Money,". Say "itinerant," although many have already confused it with "intern." Which is about right I guess.). In January, I. Wait, my math is off. Anyway, here are the main culprits from February: 175% on dining out, 180% on shopping, 640% ...
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jonwow: Ways and Means: Jan - Jun 2014
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Ways and Means: Jan - Jun 2014. Okay, not really. My newsletter. Idea went nowhere, and now I’m back for your favorite type of post: a budget recap. No, please, hold the clapping. While I’m no longer doing monthly recaps, I figured I better look at how the first six months of 2014 went. During the first half of 2013. Which consisted of flights, a vacation to Palm Springs, and renewal of my MoviePass and Citibike. Surprisingly, it wasn’t. Food that’s been killing me. ...April w...
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jonwow: Ways and Means: Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Ways and Means: Jul 2014 - Dec 2014. Let’s do this. A year end wrap for another year of spending. Who’s excited! I already covered the first six months of 2014. So here’s the the last six (remember, this is variable expenses per month, not fixed):. For August, September, and October, I was only $280 total over budget, which is just remarkable! If I wasn’t paying rent for the summer, then where the hell was I living? Well, here’s the answer: With friends! San Diego in Septembe...
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jonwow: July 2013
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Friday, July 26, 2013. Broken up with the other day. The separation of their lives sounds painful. He was supporting her, they shared animals, they shared space, they shared lives since college. Now it's all over and she's unloading pet supplies, clothes, games, just about everything. I don't often get whatever the opposite of schadenfreude is - sympathy? For breakups, but this one seems awful. First up is this Forty Days of Dating. Social norms aren't changing anytime soon and I haven't met anyone (yet)...
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jonwow: January 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014. This is it, the moment we have all been waiting for. A year’s worth of data to go through and analyze. Budget Club Year One is over and in the books (archives here). It’s an exciting time for everyone, right? To not have to think about money? I was headed in this disappointing direction already. I was actually surprised at that 38% number, I thought I was much further over. Hell if I know. I felt like I lived pretty basic but damn, 60k is squarely middle class right? Well, I ...
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jonwow: Ways and Means: October
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Sunday, November 10, 2013. Ways and Means: October. I had to take a breath and take in this moment because after ten months of doing this budget club, I actually came in under budget. Yes. UNDER BUDGET. A celebration! Not only did AMR “win” his first month of Budget Club, it was neck and neck for George and I between who would spend less. In the end, I came in under by a magical $3.12. Whatever, I’m celebrating. And Farmer in the Deli is top notch. Unfortunately my taxi bill is somehow at 160%. That&...
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jonwow: Before Sundown
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Friday, November 15, 2013. Because I love Stephen Elliot's Daily Rumpus. And since I've been wanting to test out Tiny Letter. For the longest time, I'm prepping a personal newsletter of my very own! I have no idea what it'll be, maybe just mass emails posing as individual emails. Or the other way around. Either way, it won't quite be a blog because this blog is now dead - except for a few entries finishing up the budgeting Ways and Means series. Farewell friends, farewell! You, Me, Us.
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jonwow: Budget Club Mega-Recap
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014. This is it, the moment we have all been waiting for. A year’s worth of data to go through and analyze. Budget Club Year One is over and in the books (archives here). It’s an exciting time for everyone, right? To not have to think about money? I was headed in this disappointing direction already. I was actually surprised at that 38% number, I thought I was much further over. Hell if I know. I felt like I lived pretty basic but damn, 60k is squarely middle class right? Well, I ...
