Gakline's Road to PF

Stats and Pic Number 1

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:22:46 PST

Ooh those stats are pretty cool. I'm such a geek. Nothing like a visual picture for a pick-me-up from the afternoon doldrums.

I'll have to try the pictures... No that's not me. It was my guide while we were out deep sea fishing. I was the only one (beside the crew) that wasn't...

Florida and 80s

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:49:07 PST

It's been busy for me. It also seems like I start off every entry that way. I manage to pop in, do a quick, boring update, and then pop out. It must be the engineer and technical writing..Must be concise, no fluff. That's tough one to over come.

On the side though, I've been...

Cheap hands on weekend

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:24:27 PST

It was an easy weekend for me. We helped install 5 outlets in my bf's cousin's basement. Conduit and all...Romex isn't allowed by code. They bought us lunch and dinner that day.

Sunday lunch was paid for by his parents. We were snowed in...just a bit slippery to drive home....

Found money

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:44:21 PST

It feels like fall again. You know when you put on that coat that's been sitting in the closet untouched since last spring? Then you reach in the pocket to toss your keys and you pull out a $20. Found money. It's a great feeling.

I routinely switch purses. I never carry more...

Raises

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:58:12 PST

Ooooh it's a terrific Tuesday. I just found out what raise I'm getting this year. Are you ready?

8.9%

Oh this is great. I was only expecting aobut a 5% like last year... but this is so much better.

Now I'm deciding how much to put toward the 401k

Anniversarying Tomorrow

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:00:04 PST

(trying out smileys)

Yep, our anniversary is tomorrow. 7 years from that first kiss. We will be heading out to the Museum of Science and Industry for the afternoon. I have a membership so that will be less painful. Then we're heading out to a South American restaurant.

I...

OOOh I like it.

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:19:37 PST

This is nice guys. I think this is going to be fun.

Can I add pictures? I'll have keep wandering.

Anniversary present done!

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:03:26 PST

So like I was saying yesterday (look two days in a row), I have that anniversary gift to do. Well now it's done! We went to target last night because the bf wanted a new video game that was on sale. He couldn't decide on which one, so I bought them both and a new controller. I...

Busy as always for the New Years

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 09:05:56 PST

Of course I've been slacking lately. I think I got burnt out a bit from writing everyday back in March about those no-spend days. I also haven't been following everyone elses journals...so no motivations. Work has kept me busy lately and so has my blog. I've been updating that...

No IPOD for me

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:11:06 PST

I got my one of my Christmas presents a bit early...like last week. Well I got a snazzy little mp3 player. It was only $30 for 128mb. Not bad, considering it's so easy to change songs. There's only one bad thing so far. I have been listening to a lot of recorded books, due to...

New car from the auction

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:14:13 PST

So yesterday was Thursday and that means car auction day in Bolingbrook. Well my boyfriend has been on the hunt for a new car recently. He has his baby and a beater. Well he's getting rid of the beater right now. It needs some work, and he will just have his dad's mechanic fix...

Reimbursements are over

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:56:37 PST

Oh well, it was good while it lasted. My day trips down south are over. So that means no more car rentals and no more reimbursement checks. I'll live. It was nice to see that extra come in every few weeks.

Hmmm...Otherwise, I'm still saving and trying to. I'm heading to...

Roth milestone

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:32:17 PST

A few months ago, my Roth almost hit $20,000. Almost. It was short by just under $100 of the mark. Then the market took a bit of a dive and back down to low $19k. But with the recent market swing up, and my recent $500 deposit. I'm sitting on $20,300+...oh that's so nice. Now...

X-mas shopping early

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:10:24 PST

I always have a horrible time buying gifts for my boyfriend. He comes from a very affluent family and tends to buy whatever he wants when he wants. They often give large gifts. Right now his mom is thinking of giving him $500 toward a new TV. His sister will spend $200+ or give...

Roth Away

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:49:33 PST

It's been a while since I've poured my wallet out on the table. Hmmm. Saving has been going fairly well, but it's hard to see that. My cc bills have been very high for the last few months. Almost of it is gas and car rentals. I've been doing a lot of travel lately and driving...

Dry Cleaning on the Cheapo

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:41:20 PST

I love competitive markets!!!!! I previously lived in Iowa and granted cost of living was cheap, dry cleaning was not. Very rarely would I drop anything off, only if absolutely necessary. So it was ofter over $5 per item! Now that I've moved to Chicago, while the cost of living...

saving

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:31:00 PST

By baselle(08-14-2005 at 01:44 AM)
Cell & satellite - $74, which is about 15% of $498. I know you're probably under contract and its probably going to be more expensive to break the contracts than what you save ... but to the true frugal person, those are completely discretionary....

Saving up

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:04:10 PST

It's been an expensive summer so far and I really need to cut back. I've had two weddings. Property taxes and 1 coming up. A new bicycle. Going out with friends. I need to cut back. My new goal through the rest of the year (and hopefully beyond) is to cut my expenses to under...

Spending Spree

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:14:58 PST

This past weekend was a bit expensive. I went to the fabulous overprice shopping center (Oakbrook for all the Chicagoans.) When there's an outdoor mall in Chicago, you know something's up. But I actually didn't find anything other than a very reasonable priced ($10) shirt. My mom...

BBQ Time

klinefeg@msoe.edu (gakline) — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:15:38 PST

Saturday, we had a BBQ at my BF house for about 20 people. It was super hot, as usual, but it went over really well. There were 30 burger, 15 beer brats, sauerkraut, a 3 ft. sub, 2 bags of salads,6 lbs. meatballs, 2 trays of spanakopita (spinach puffs), 1 tray of cheese puffs, 4...