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Liquidating Some Arcade Machines

Posted on February 2, 2011 by mypfblog

Recently, we decided to liquidate some of our arcade machines. We have a small collection of them and had intended to grow it over time. However, with our move to a smaller house, we just did not have the room … Continue reading →

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Payday! When is yours?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by mypfblog

My employer recently changed their payroll schedule from bi-weekly (every other week) to semi-monthly (twice a month). For budgeting reasons, I am very happy with this change, since I have found semi-monthly to be the best payroll schedule to combine … Continue reading →

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Groceries Week #4 Results (39% Savings!)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by mypfblog

After four weeks of shopping with the new budget, a pattern is starting to emerge about our grocery habits for a family of three. We also appear to be on track of maintaining our goal savings rate for the year. … Continue reading →

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January 2011 Monthly Budget

Posted on January 17, 2011 by mypfblog

This is my first attempt at posting our monthly budget. Each month our family sets up the budget in an Excel file and that guides our expenses for the month. We do not make any purchases that do not come … Continue reading →

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Groceries Week #3 Results (51% Savings!)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by mypfblog

A quick update on week #3, making up for the lackluster savings of week #2, we achieved a greater than 50% savings on the grocery bill! Grocery Shopping Summary Week #3 2011 Totals Groceries Purchased $66.00 $286.42 Manufacturer’s Coupons ($9.00) … Continue reading →

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Groceries Week #2 Results (27.13% Savings!)

Posted on January 15, 2011 by mypfblog

I’m back to posting after a week out of town (and away from the computer).  Here are the grocery shopping results for week #2 along with the running totals for the year. I added a new piece of data, the … Continue reading →

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Groceries Week #1 Results (45% Savings!)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by mypfblog

Before I document the results of week #1, I should state that I leave the grocery shopping up to my wife for a few reasons: I’m a big time impulse shopper within the confined of a grocery store, so if … Continue reading →

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Goals for 2011 – Round 1

Posted on January 2, 2011 by mypfblog

Greetings, Happy New Year and welcome to my first post on mypfblog.com! I have always wanted to keep a blog, but never found the time to do it.  This year, when we sat down and discussed the goals we wanted … Continue reading →

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