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The Budget: 01.15.09

Posted by: knockoutniki on: January 21, 2009

 

I know – there is a little explaining to do on this budget. First, I am sorry this post is so late. With finals and whatnot, I haven’t had time to post anything really. Plus, I am not really deviating from my budget a whole lot, so ya. Second, I need to explain where the extra [...]

A Question For My Frugal Friends…

Posted by: knockoutniki on: December 22, 2008

Has anyone read this book? I want to get it, but only if it is worth it… Any ideas?

Photo: Amazon

Douche Bag! But I Love You!

Posted by: knockoutniki on: December 17, 2008

I love all my friends – it is their varying personalities and interests that make me love them and never want to lose them. But there are a particular few whose actions and non-thought processes really grind on me sometimes. This friend [I am not going to say his/her name - it is the interweb after [...]

Spending Diary: 10.16.08

Posted by: knockoutniki on: October 17, 2008

Day Two, Week One
Yesterday was a pretty mild day of the spending front. I didn’t really spend any money on things that I didn’t already budget for with my known expenses and envelopes. But here is what I spent yesterday: Side Note: I did forget to include a utilities expense on this post – so [...]

Here Goes Nothin’ – Spending Diary: 10.15.08

Posted by: knockoutniki on: October 15, 2008

Day One, Week 1:Today is payday. Woot! A cool $975.00. Since I stupidly forgot my lunch today, I went over to Subway and bought a meal = $9.41. Ugh. I won’t even start how frustrated I am with that – anyways! With this paycheck, I need to allocate funds for the following expenses:
1/2 of rent: [...]

I Swear, I Am Doomed.

Posted by: knockoutniki on: October 15, 2008

I am not a morning person – let me get that out of the way first. I have always had to get up early because I have always worked; however, I hit the snooze on my alarm probably 6 times every morning. I just can’t get out of my warm bed at 6:30am – it [...]

Reality.

Posted by: knockoutniki on: October 13, 2008

Facing the facts is hard to do when your head has been in the sand for so long. When I was 18, I opened my first credit card for a Europe trip I was going on. While I had a steady part time job (I was a full time student at the time), I was [...]

A Nutshell.

Posted by: knockoutniki on: October 13, 2008

My name is Nicole – aka: Knockout Niki. I am an office manager/accounting student by day and a crafter/photographer/fashion freak by night. My blog for the latter is here. This blog, however, is kinda, sorta for the former. I have recently decided that I need to stop living from pay check to pay check – [...]