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Tasha Gets Money Smart
http://beingmoneysmart.blogspot.com
a personal finance blogger all the way from New Zealand! this is my day to day rant as i go into the depths of learning to be financially smart.
Recent Posts
all set for 2010!
Our budget spreadsheet for next year is now ready for use. Everything (I could think of) is accounted for, especially the fixed expenses. Of course it is all in assumption that our circumstances don't change.I had been thinking of reducing our sa...
good bye to some kind of friendship
It has been happening for a while now. There were a number of occasions when I found myself questioning why I end up being friends with a certain type of people. This pseudo-friend of mine at work is generally a happy person but her ideals and outloo...
increased net worth in a year
Despite debt that increased this year, our net worth still managed to progress up in the chart. In December 2008 our net worth was only $13,199 and it will most likely reach $30k before the new year starts. Let me recount the things we have done, or ...
goals for 2010
Here are my goals for 2010: 1. Pay off the highest interest card in January. 2. Save up to $12k. 3. Establish a monthly goal around debt payments. I think even if by January our savings didn't reach $12k, I'll still pay off the highest interest card...
i love xmas!
Christmas is upon us and I admit to be a spender during this season. I am a sucker for gift giving and I love doing it. It was good that we've saved enough to warrant the spending. :) I don't even want to write here how much we've so far spent ...
wouldn\'t it be nice to live on 1 income?
Wouldn't it be nice to live on just 1 income? I have thoughts of saving J's income and live on just mine. It is not possible at this point cos we are paying for his student loans. What we are currently doing is saving as much as 15% of our net pay. ...

