July 2009
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Moving: Finding an Apartment (Part 2)
You’ll need: Appointments to visit apartments from Part 1 A camera (a good one trumps a camera phone) Index cards GPS navigator (oh-so-amazing if you don’t know the area!) or printed directions from Google maps Viewing Apartments It’s my firm belief that apartment hunting should always occur in pairs. If you’re going to have a [...]
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Comments (8)Personal Finance for GenY – Interview on “Ask Mr Credit Card”
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed on the Ask Mr Credit Card radio show. Mr Credit Card and I spent an hour discussing much of my past (like that time I dropped out of school), my thoughts on Generation Y finances, and what to do about money in college. You can stream the [...]
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20 Places to Legally Watch and Download Free TV, Movies, and Documentaries
This is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer, who writes about online colleges for OnlineCollege.org. Karen has previously contributed to Poorer Than You with the post 15 Places to Find Free Books Online. You don’t need a television, Blu-ray player, or cable package to watch all of your favorite TV shows, movies, and documentaries. There [...]
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Moving: Finding an Apartment (Part 1)
It’s exciting to move on from college or your parents’ house and get your first apartment, but it can also be a bit of a headache. Last month, my boyfriend and I went through the painful (but necessary) process, and came out alive and with a signed lease to show for it. I’m a careful [...]
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How Much Should You Spend on a Car?
Remember when we all got together and discussed whether my boyfriend should trade in his rust bucket for something a little less… rusty? Well, the car is still going strong, but with an upcoming move out of state and a new job on the horizon, the rust bucket’s retirement looms near. We’re not rushing off [...]
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Take a Survey, Enter to Win a $10 Amazon Gift Certificate
Do you want a ridiculously easy way to enter to win $10 to spend at Amazon.com? I thought you might! Well, it doesn’t get much easier or faster than this: take this survey, leave your email address, and you’re entered to win. That’s it. The survey should take you less than 30 seconds. If it [...]
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How Can I, a Broke Recent Graduate, Start Investing?
This is a guest post by Eric, who keeps a personal finance blog, Narrow Bridge, and an Israel blog, The Israel Situation. He is a financial analyst and MBA student in Denver, Colorado. When I graduated from college and got my first job, I was excited. For the first time ever, I would have real [...]
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Carnival of Personal Finance #214: United States Presidents Edition
Welcome to the 214th Carnival of Personal Finance! Each week the carnival travels around the blogosphere, rounding up the best personal finance posts. This week’s theme is POTUS – the Presidents of the United States! Now I’m not the biggest history nerd you’ll ever meet, but I do have a soft-spot for things that are [...]
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Should You Ditch Your Car to Save Money?
It’s been two-and-a-half years since I started this blog about being really, really broke. In that time, one suggestion has been given to me over, and over, and over again: Get rid of your car! Save on gas money, insurance, and maintenance! Walk/bike/use public transportation instead! Partly this is due to some confusion about where, [...]
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Blog Carnivals: Playing Hostess Next Week Edition
Next week, Poorer Than You will being hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance! Submissions for the 214th edition are open until 5:00pm EDT on Sunday, July 19th. I’ve already picked a theme for this edition – U.S. Presidents! Yes, I know, not all PF blogs are written by people from the States, but you’ll get [...]
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