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In-Progress: Spreadsheet for Managing the Car Buying Process

Posted by Sean | October 10, 2008 .

I was planning to post more this week but car buying got in the way.
For now, here’s the spreadsheet I’m using to manage the process.
The nice thing about this format is you can use it for sorting.
Spreadsheet for Managing the Car Buying Process

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Looking for Stock Market Deals Today

Posted by Sean | October 10, 2008 .

photo credit: Martini Captures
Whew! My little cash pile that was in limbo land is burning a hole in my pocket.
On your mark, get set…

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Report: 1 in 5 Car Dealerships Will Close Soon?

Posted by Sean | October 6, 2008 .

photo credit: ttar
continued from car week…
“Nearly one in every five car dealerships in the U.S. will close this fall, consulting firm Grant Thornton said.”
“An estimated 3,800 auto dealers will go out of business in coming months, Melville said, up from a previous estimate of 2,700.”
more: US Auto Sales Plummet (MSN Money 10/2/2008)

The article also [...]

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Time To Run The Numbers On Car Buying, For Real

Posted by Sean | October 6, 2008 .

photo credit: footloosiety
DW’s fully-depreciated car finally racked up a four-figure repair estimate.
Time to look for a newer vehicle… and take inventory of our experiences.
My experience: bought a new Saturn sedan in 1997. Saturn = I did not negotiate. I also did not consider 3rd-party financing. Basically, I was a huge fish. The only things [...]

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Waste Less Food With A “Nearly Expired” Container

Posted by Sean | October 5, 2008 .

Quick "GTD" Hack…

Is there anybody who does not waste any food? Not us.
We try and be good. And we might not be bad, relatively.
But hope to do better by implementing a smarter system.
The old system required us to remember everything that needed be used soon. Unfortunately, that adds up to a lot of re-remembering… and [...]

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Redesign and Refocus

Posted by Sean | October 4, 2008 .

FinancialRamblings.com has a new look with an emphasis on THINGS YOU CAN DO ($). The goal is to give more visibility to the most useful resources — no matter where you enter the site. Eventually, I want to fine-tune more spreadsheets and run them down the right side. I’m also thinking on a blog with [...]

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