Penny For My Thoughts

A Personal Finance log

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Carnival time!

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

My post about COBRA is being featured on The Carnival of Personal Finance! Check it out!
D you have a favorite e-voicemail service? I was using Private Phone, then they closed, so I switched to aim phone line, which is also closing. I’m bummed, I really like having the convenience of it-we ha [...]

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Want to add pictures to your blog?

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

In my continuing search for ways to improve this blog for my readers, I’m trying to think of ways I can spice up my blog. One thing I’ve noticed that both personal finance as well as non personal finance blogs having in their posts is a blog photo. By including the photo, the [...]

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Termination Travails II-401K and Stock plan

November 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Having just rolled over my Roth IRA, trying to figure out what to do with my 401K was high on my agenda.  Because of the balance, I can’t keep it in my 401K*, it would be moved into an IRA at the firm my 401K is through.  I’m very much against just cashing my 401K [...]

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Tags: Saving · Termination Travails · retirement

So what does a vegetarian eat on Thanksgiving, Anyway?

November 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Not really money related (well, sort of), but I’m a vegetarian (ovo-lacto-I eat eggs and milk).  This time of year, with the holiday colloquially known as Turkey Day on the horizon, what a vegetarian eats is of question.  The first few years I was a vegetarian, I stuck with the traditional Tofurkey-it’s fairly tasty, and [...]

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Tags: Kitchen sink · vegetarian