Somebody asked me on Formspring what I’d want for graduation – both ideally, and realistically. I said I wanted a $269 upgrade to my Family Tree DNA kit, which I do. But I also thought of some other stuff I want, and they cost over $1000. A really nice laptop, suitable for gaming and multimedia [...]
Posts Tagged ‘money’
My Economic Losses
I am going through some old papers, and I came across my final 401k statement from when I quit my job. As of 6/30/07, my balance with Merrill Lynch was $11,124.40. Having no more recent statements, I called the recorded line to find out how much I have now. After establishing a new PIN, I [...]
Selling Schoolbooks for Fun and Profit
I had placed a Half.com order for Study of American Deaf Folklore a few weeks ago, and shortly after I got a refund because they didn’t have the book available. It was about $30 for a used copy, and at the time the only other one I could buy online was an $80 copy! I [...]
Money Matters
Right now I am wishing I had not crashed my car back in 2006 which resulted in spending $7000 on a used car, and wishing I had not busted my ears, also in 2006, which resulted in spending $5700 on hearing aids. If I had that money back, I’d be in so much better shape. [...]
Money for the Blind
Disclaimer: I haven’t done any research on this. But this morning, on the radio, I heard about a planned redesign for the $5 bill. In addition to some other changes, they are making one of the numerals bigger and darker – purple, actually. This is explicitly for people with visual impairments. This is a good [...]
No Money
I am stressed out right now because I have no money. I mailed $2600 worth of checks to my bank a couple of weeks ago, and they still haven’t shown up. They were mailed to an old address, but they still should have gotten there by now. There was a return address label on the [...]