http://www.thefrugalrebel.com Personal Finance for the rebel in all of us! Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While I don't want to turn this blog into a political sound board, a couple of posts I have read at other sites have this on my mind and I need to get it out. First is Andrea's at Fools and Sages where she is talking about the next president but ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/23/politics/ This may surprise you since I live in the South, but I am a college football fan. Although, what may actually be a surprise for some of you is that I am a Kentucky fan, even in football. The game this weekend between my beloved Wildcats and Arkansas made me ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/20/dont-give-up/ Last night was the third and last debate of the presidential election cycle. This has led me to consider a lot about what this means for my financial future. I think it is an opportunity. It appears to me that Obama is going to win. Before you give me a high five ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/16/the-election-and-my-future/ Probably my biggest waste of money is on food. There is no doubt that there is a lot of waste for me in this area. Especially where lunch is concerned. I average spending about $11.00 a day on lunch or roughly $220 a month. That is just on lunch. This is ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/15/the-frugal-lunch/ I am a single guy in the south. Good, bad, or ugly the gentlemen are expected to pay for a date. However, that is not what I want to talk about, well not exactly. What about meeting a girl? Is this a setup at dinner? Are you out at a club? ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/14/finances-of-dating/ Greener Pastures is hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance this week and have linked to one of my Posts. Go check out the other posts. http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/14/check-out-the-carnival-of-personal-finance/ Every Friday I will link to some of my favorite articles from the week. Take some time this weekend to read some of these below: Andrea at Fools and Sages has some nice thoughts on Credit Card Debt falling in August. Kevin at No Debt Plan discusses paying down debt vs investing in the ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/10/friday-recap-1/ I was discussing personal finance with a friend from Stumble Upon the other day and he made the following interesting observation concerning the idea of emergency funds: Less certain about "emergency fund", but my wife likes the idea. With the dollar losing value every day, and interest rates so long, it seems ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/09/why-do-we-need-an-emergency-fund/ With the DOW down about a gazillion points, it is easy to become discouraged. However, there is something to take heart in. Take a look at this graph from Harvard Bussiness Online:   If you go to the link above, it is an interactive chart. However, I just took a screen shot to ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/08/dont-panic-this-too-shall-pass/ This is going to be the start of a monthly serious where I lay out my goals and status. Each month, I will talk about my progress exposing my successes and failures. First, I have two goals for the next year. Debt: I have a little under $5,000.00 in credit card debt. ... http://www.thefrugalrebel.com/2008/10/08/goals-and-status-episode-one/