The Great Paper Chase

Refi Fever

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:35:00 +0000

They announced the mortgage limits for our county the other day. For King, Pierce & Snohomish County, the new limits for conventional & FHA mortages is $567,500. Looks like our housing market...

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Burning temptation....

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:06:00 +0000

This weekend, I went shopping for ceramic tile for a home improvement job we are planning for our bathroom. Just picture a 1959 ranch style home with all the original fixtures, right down to the pink...

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Missing in Action

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:16:00 +0000

Sorry I've been pretty quiet lately. The problem is I'm fighting this cold that won't quit. It came back with a vengeance just when I thought it was getting better. Anyway, I'm on this mission to...

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TMI! Too Much Information!

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Recently, I talked about using Yodlee and how great it is to keep track of my finances. It has some really great features that I love and will never go back to MS Money or Quicken ever again....

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Tools for keeping up with all that "paper" (the green and the white kind)

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Last night I had dinner with my kids and my mother. She was asking me to help her get some new software for her computer for word processing and personal finance. She and I both have used MS money...

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It's tough but I'm making it happen...

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:44:00 +0000

There are a few things that I have implemented recently to help me get on the right foot financially. Truthfully, this is a financial transformation plan that I set into motion couple years ago. It...

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Expense Shakedown

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:16:00 +0000

So I'm on a mission to lower my expenses so that I can free more cash up to pay off my credit cards and other assorted debt. Ever since I got my credit card company to lower my rate, I've been...

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I washed that checking account right out of my hair...

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:16:00 +0000

I had to fire the other institution that I was using. While it worked fine for the the basics, it was a hassle trying to abide by their rules in order to earn the highest interest on my deposits. The...

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Looking for some "couch cushion" money...

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:01:00 +0000

So I'm looking for some "between the couch cushion" money to help augment my debt payments.... I think I'm going to tap the change jar(s) and craiglist/ebay my crap in the basements and closets in my...

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Simulate my bank balance

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:09:00 +0000

The NYT reported that Bush and Congress are considering a economic stimulus package to calm the natives and perhaps head off a recession. All I can say is I know these things always come at a cost...

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Credit Card Companies, Please Pimp My Life!

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:42:00 +0000

By dragging all this credit card debt around, in effect, this is really what I'm saying to the credit card companies. So here's what helped motivate me to get my CC debt paid down. Without...

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So Now What?

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:28:00 +0000

So now that I have introduced myself and my blog, what now? Well I should probably bring you up to speed. I'm about one week into a new job that I'm pretty excited about. Unfortunately, the...

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My Inaugural Post!

noreply@blogger.com (PaperChase) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:19:00 +0000

This is my first foray into the world of blogging! So what is the "Great Paper Chase" and what is it about? Well, as the description mentions, it is about my experiences with money, life and the...

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