Why I Spent $2,000 on an Airplane Ticket


Written on July 12, 2010 – 3:09 pm | by Victoria Williams

I made the single biggest purchase of my life last week. After fuel charges and 12 other airline taxes I spent $2,000 on a round-trip airline ticket from Tokyo to Chicago for the 2 weeks in August.

Is it an outrageous price? You bet, but as I’ll try to justify to my readers (and myself), the ticket will be well worth the money.

Now, this isn’t just a diary post about my stories abroad. Instead, let’s look at smart spending, saving for goals, and when it’s ok to open up our wallets to spend on the things that bring us happiness, joy, and all that other sappy greeting card stuff.

Here’s the reasons I decided to make the biggest purchase of my life.

My first time home in a year

For those of you who are new here, I’ve been in Japan since July of 2009. A lot of the o

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Debt Repayment Methods


Written on July 12, 2010 – 5:51 am | by Barbara Sermons

Paying back all of the money that you owe to your credit card debt is not nearly as easy as it was for you to go into credit card debt in the first place. Still, it can be done. When you put together a good working plan coupled with discipline and dedication, you can and will achieve a life that is completely free of any credit card debt.

The first thing that you are going to want to do is to figure out exactly how much you can really afford to be paying on your credit card debts. If you have put together a monthly budget, then you are going to want to put it to good use in order to figure out how much money you currently have left over.

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How to Survive Inflation


Written on July 9, 2010 – 11:26 pm | by Barbara Sermons

Turn on the television, read a paper or go online and chances are you’ll be bombarded with bad news about the state of the economy. Inflation is being whispered about, and in some cases, shouted about from the rooftops. Are we really facing inflation and how bad will it get? How can you find ways to save money when everything seems like it costs more?

First and foremost, inflation rates are up, but they are not as bad as they have been. For example, inflation in the 1980’s was actually much worse and we were in lousy economic shape back then. Now, due to the higher cost of living, it may seem as though we are in the throes of a world ending inflation, but it’s not quite that bad, at least not yet.

The main economic issue right now is how our daily necessities are quickly rising in cost. For e

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DISH Network Launches New Satellite to Boost Industry’s Largest HD Offering


Written on July 9, 2010 – 2:06 am | by admin

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DISH Network L.L.C., the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in America, today announced the launch of EchoStar XV, the company’s second successful satellite launch this year.

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When EchoStar XV begins operations later this summer, it will allow DISH Network to continue expanding the largest high definition offering in the U.S.

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IMF More Optimistic About Global Growth This Year


Written on July 8, 2010 – 3:42 pm | by William Machen

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adopted a more bullish stance about the prospects for growth of the global economy in 2010. The IMF has revised their growth estimate up by 0.5% to 4.5%. The increased optimism is based on stronger than expected growth in the early part of the year, led by robust economic activity in Asia. The developed world contributed a steady, but modest, component to global economic growth over the same time span.

The IMF sounded a cautious note about financial stability in the light of the on-going sovereign debt crisis, highlighting the potential for problems stemming from the usual suspects.

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