*Taps on the screen*
*yawns*
*stretches*

You know, salvo the 90 or so comments I have sitting in my inbox here this place has been rather quiet. Ah well, it’s just me being me. I thought I’d come by and say hello, just in case you’ve missed me. I’ve missed you too.
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Welcome to the November 15, 2007 edition of twenty something finances.

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So I did absolutely nothing productive this weekend except go out and get drunk — oh and play Guitar Hero 3! I really needed a break though; last week at work was killer — I was so stressed out. (boo hoo)
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My calling plan on Sprint is getting pricey (averaging over $100 last couple of months) for all the additional minutes of calls I’ve been making. This seems like a bad deal, especially when MetroPCS has unlimited plans starting at $30 — it’s time to give MetroPCS a spin.
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If you recall, a few months ago I was having an oh-so-awesome time trying to keep my old pad but after a failed attempt to convince the lords of the land not to extract more gold from my satchel, that exposé quickly digressed into me trying to find a new home in a hurry. I hunted all throughout the peninsula, (because the east bay is too ghetto even for me), and because I needed to find a place closer to my job. After two weeks of stalking renters on Craigslist, doing the whole song and dance of “I’m an excellent tenant” I found what I thought was the perfect place, but boy was I mistaken.
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So, you know it’s happening again — I’m head over heals for another girl. I can see you all shaking your heads at me now since, whenever I get sprung like this the dust starts to collect on my various projects and I start coming to work late again. How does this relate to money and stuff?
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In ancient Rome, men and women who had been liberated from slavery wore a red “liberty” cap as a sign of their newfound rights as citizens of Rome. Over the centuries the memory of the red cap became a powerful symbol of freedom and equality for all people; it inspired revolution after revolution as free-thinking people united to adorn their hearts with this red hat and proclaim tyranny and oppression an enemy to all. These people gave their lives for the many freedoms we take for granted, and despite all their best efforts can we the sons and daughters of liberty truly consider ourselves free? I don’ think so.

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Judging from the perspectives shared among blog readers and writers I think it’s safe to assume that most people buzzing around the money blogosphere are “Middlesters” — that is to say that they, (like you and me), are a shade in the spectrum of middle class. Sure there are exceptions to this rule, but look at where the buzz is on blogs that talk about money: how to invest in your retirement fund, where the latest deals and promotions are, how to get out of debt, how to pay for college, how to find loopholes in credit card agreements to make an easy buck, and of course one of my favorite topics how to increase your credit score. These are all consumeristic middle-classs money topics at best, and while they have their place in creating a solid financial foundation they are not the keys to the rocket ship that are going to blast your life off into the stratosphere. No, no, they are the keys to the Lexus parked in valet.

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Ay. I haven’t been able to work on any of my side projects or go to the gym this week because things are so incredibly busy! To make matters worse my computer nearly died on me with some very valuable stuff on the desktop that I didn’t have backups of — silly me.

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Being in a military family, despite having to constantly worry about your loved-ones overseas, definitely has its perks. Getting access to USAA’s exclusive banking and financial services is a perk you don’t want to miss out on! It has excellent services for personal banking, the lowest rates for car and home insurance, a great internet-only experience that makes life easy, and possibly the best customer service of any financial institution in the country. Once you go USAA you’ll run away screaming from your typical brick and mortar bank.
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