Written by Dividends4Life on August 15, 2008
Welcome to the August 15th version of my Weekly Links where I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning,...
Written by How I Save Money on August 14, 2008
Welcome to How I Save Money!
Today is Clever Dude’s Birthday and while he is feeling old, I think he should have entitled the post Clever Dude is Now Officially Older and Wiser.
He has set out a list of things he accomplished in his 20s and things he hopes to accomplish in his 30s, which [...]
Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on August 14, 2008
I won a Silver Old Oak Necklace from Fabulously Broke In The City. I received the necklace in the mail and it's gorgeous! I plan on giving it to my sister for Christmas. Now, I have three Christmas gifts purchased--my two sisters and my boyfriend. I only need to purchase gifts for both of my parents, my grandmother, and my bf's parents. I'm currently knitting my sister's fiance's gift. I'm planning on setting aside $100 for Christmas shopping this year. Last year, I spent over $400. ...
Written by How I Save Money on August 14, 2008
Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket.
I went a little bit nuts this time and ended up spending money out of pocket by not paying attention. I also don’t have all the [...]
Written by Dividends4Life on August 14, 2008
In a down-market when many people are rushing to buy gold, I already have mine. No, not that kind, but something much better! A growing stream of dividend income from solid companies. While everyone else is panicked about their portfolio's decline, I see a downturn as an incredible buying opportunity. Below are several select companies that recently announced dividend increases:
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Boosts Dividend 11% to $0.31/ShareBadger Meter (BMI) Increases Dividend 22% to $0.11/Share ...
Written by Dollar Frugal on August 14, 2008
DH and many of my friends think we are insane for not having cable, but let me just tell you how much I love it. When I don’t have cable, I can’t just veg out on the couch for hours and lose my time. I feel like I need to take advantage of my free [...]
Written by How I Save Money on August 13, 2008
Welcome to How I Save Money. Once again Fire Finance has revealed the top 100 PF Blogs according to an average rating system that uses many different criteria.
How I Save Money has been listed at #74 in this edition but you can go and check out all your other favorite blogs to see where [...]
Written by Saving For A Home Of My Own on August 13, 2008
I finally had the recommended brake work completed on my car. I used a $20 off coupon to get the price down to $272.64. This brings my car maintenance account to $196.19, which will also have to cover the oil change necessary after my move.http://feeds.feedburner.com/SavingForAHomeOfMyOwn
Written by How I Save Money on August 13, 2008
Welcome to How I Save Money and tracking of income and expenses for the month.
Income for the month to date: $42.00
Expenses for the month to date: $1810.90
Net effect: -$1768.90
This month I ended up going over my dining out budget because I took Baz out to dinner for his birthday. It was money well [...]
Written by Dividends4Life on August 13, 2008
Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) (alt.1, alt.2). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: Family Dollar Stores Inc. operates a chain of more than 6,500 retail discount stores in 44 states across the U.S.
Fair Value: I consider four calculations of fair value, see page 2 of the linked PDF for a detailed description:
Avg. High Yield Price 20-Year DCF Price Avg. P/E Price Graham NumberFDO is trading at a...
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