Customer Service

Laptop In Need Of Repair

This will be my last post from my laptop this week.  The hinge connecting the lid of the laptop to the base of the laptop is broken.  I contacted Lenovo’s customer support staff last week, and they sent a box, via FedEx, that I’ll use to ship my laptop to them for repair.  I purchased the laptop, a Lenovo y510,…

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Frugality

Epic Grocery Shopping Fail

I’ve just returned from the grocery store – and I may have done irreparable harm to my frugal cred. First – We were out of everything. Second – I only had thirty minutes to buy everything that we needed. Third – I forgot my grocery list. Fourth – I forgot my grocery price book – and, frankly, even if I…

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Goals

Setting Personal Finance Goals – Eliminating Overlapping Funds

Now that I have written about creating your ultimate financial goal and establishing your long-term financial goals, it’s time to think about short-term and intermediate-term goals.  I’ll also use the terms open-ended, close-ended, and overlapping funds. Our Financial Plan If I were to go back in time, say four years ago, and map out my financial plan, here’s what it…

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