Monthly Archives: May 2011

House for Sale/Rent in Fairview Heights, IL

Posted on May 25, 2011 by J.D.

For those that don’t know, we have a rental property in Fairview Heights, IL.  We lived there for a while, and moved last year.  We rented it out for the past year, and the tenants lease is now up, so … Continue reading →

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Creating Your First Budget – Part 3 (Plan Ahead)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by J.D.

Note: This is the second of a multi-post series that goes into detail on how to set up your first budget.  Read Part 1 and Part 2 before this post. By now, you should have categories and spending associated with … Continue reading →

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Creating Your First Budget – Part 2 (Tracking Expenses)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by J.D.

Note: This is the second of a multi-post series that goes into detail on how to set up your first budget.  Read Part 1 before this post. What do you do now that you’ve got your categories set up?  Using … Continue reading →

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Creating Your First Budget – Part 1 (Create Categories)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by J.D.

Note: This is the first of a multi-post series that goes into detail on how to set up your first budget. So you’ve finally decided you want to take the plunge and create your first budget (or spending plan, if … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Goals – Progress Update – Four Months

Posted on May 1, 2011 by J.D.

It’s May, so it’s time for a progress update on my New Year’s Goals. Sell old house. Well, it’s now May and we haven’t sold our old house.  In the next few days, we’re going to open it up to … Continue reading →

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