It is incredible how easily accessible our bank accounts have become with the proliferation of ATM machines across the globe. From nearly anywhere in the world I am able to withdraw cash from my checking account and in Chicago alone there are thousands of ATM machines. These machines aren’t limited to being attached to banks, but they can now be found dotting every street corner, inside of bars, and there are even temporary machines setup at concerts and summer festivals. …
[Read More...]Archive for July, 2009
$100 Challenge Update #2 (End of Week 1)
July 12th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 1 Comment »After my last update, I thought I was set for a solid less than $100 week (click here for details on the $100 Challenge). I had plenty of groceries and nothing in my sites that would put be overboard. This all came to a screeching halt when as I sat working from home on Friday, my power suddenly turned off. I went through the normal procedures of checking the electrical breakers and found that everything looked normal. Next I checked with…
[Read More...]Why is there no power at the airport?
July 9th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 1 Comment »As a frequent traveler I find myself often times wandering any given airport looking behind rows of seats, around pillars and in random hall-ways for those beautiful silver plates with black faces which will give power to my laptop, mobile phone, etc. Yes, I am that guy that everyone think is looking for a place to plant a bomb, but is really just trying to get some juice in order to get on the internet.
So, the question stands, why is…
[Read More...]$100 Challenge Update #1
July 8th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 2 Comments »Thought I would check-in and show everyone how the challenge is going.
First, here is my basic diet - eggs, toast, orange juice, deli meat, chips and salsa, turkey dogs, chicken breast, salad mix, tomatos, cucumber, apple sauce and tuna fish. This should shed some light on how I’m able to get ahead on my grocery shopping. To date, here is what I have spent:
[Read More...]The $100 Challenge
July 6th, 2009 by Will Crowthers 7 Comments »I have noted this in several blogs thus far, but it continues to irritate me how nearly everyone see’s budgeting as starting out with how much you can spend and working backwards. For example, if I have $1500 left after rent and bills, I get to spend $1500 on food, entertainment, etc. This is wrong and in order to show you how to work from the other direction, I present … drum-roll please … the $100 Challenge.
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