Penny For My Thoughts

A Personal Finance log

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Entries from January 2010

Boston-area staffing agency reviews

January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

As a disclaimer, I’m only including my personal opinion here, your mileage may vary.
With the new glut of college graduates coming onto the job market soon, as well as the ever-increasing number of people who have been laid off, I thought that a review of the three Boston-area agencies I used in 2006 may be [...]

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Tags: millenial · review

Possibly the best $1 I’ve ever spent…

January 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Is on my coupon holder that I got at Target three years ago.  I carry it with me all the time, and it has more than paid for itself.  I actually bought a new one last night, as my old one was pretty beat up.
I use the sections as following:

Front section:  Store coupons, restaurant coupons, [...]

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401K update…

January 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment

When I started my (then-newish!  Been there a year!) job, I was concerned about my 401K contribution, as I knew my employer would contribute a set amount, but not an amount I would know about until the end of the year.  A few weeks ago I got the word-my earning were matched at 45%.  I’ve [...]

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Tags: millenial · retirement