Juliana's Lair » money matters http://julianaslair.com ~ married life in the city that never sleeps ~ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:26:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 You Are Shameless And Despicable! http://julianaslair.com/2009/12/22/you-are-shameless-and-despicable/ http://julianaslair.com/2009/12/22/you-are-shameless-and-despicable/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:49:24 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=2523 In this season of giving, love and joy, it is disturbing to hear about someone  having the audacity to swindle a so called friend.  Wanting more material things with the end in mind to flaunt, and trying hard to be generous to impress, more so, if  you can’t  afford to pay up and giving your [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2009/12/22/you-are-shameless-and-despicable/feed/ 20 The TEA Party http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/16/the-tea-party/ http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/16/the-tea-party/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:16:09 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=1878 Did you happen to join the TEA party yesterday? I’m not referring to the usual English afternoon tea party, but more accurately the 750 tax day “tea parties”  held in protest against higher taxes and government spending from Boston to San Diego. The word “TEA” have been re-purposed and turned  into acronym for [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/16/the-tea-party/feed/ 4 Deadline Is Almost Here, Have You Paid Your Taxes? http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/04/deadline-is-almost-here-have-you-paid-your-taxes/ http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/04/deadline-is-almost-here-have-you-paid-your-taxes/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:25:54 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=1823 As soon as the first day of April came, I knew it was time to let go of that tax payment.  So, off the check I wrote. Yes, in the mail, to the Internal Revenue Service in Hartford, Connecticut, payable to the United States Treasury. And yes, it’s been so many years of paying taxes, [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2009/04/04/deadline-is-almost-here-have-you-paid-your-taxes/feed/ 13 Renewal In A Few Months http://julianaslair.com/2008/12/02/renewal-in-a-few-months/ http://julianaslair.com/2008/12/02/renewal-in-a-few-months/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:58:44 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=1316 We renew the insurance of our vehicle every six months. If you remember, I have written about the unusually high rates we have been paying on our auto insurance despite of the fact that we haven’t made any claim, that the car is five years old and equipped with anti-theft device (LOJACK) and that we [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2008/12/02/renewal-in-a-few-months/feed/ 0 Thinking Out Loud http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/27/thinking-out-loud/ http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/27/thinking-out-loud/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:33:35 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=893 I’ve been seeing the financial guru, Suze Orman quite a lot lately on TV. No, I’m not referring to her weekend TV show, a show that my husband and I religiously tune in to every Saturday nights, but different shows other than hers. And most of these shows are on prime time.

With the current financial [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/27/thinking-out-loud/feed/ 0 No Other Choice For Now http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/25/no-other-choice-for-now/ http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/25/no-other-choice-for-now/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:25:17 +0000 J http://julianaslair.com/?p=881 Business must be that bad, that not even a threat to cancel a policy won’t make an insurance company  adjust the premium on our car insurance.

At the end of this month, we will be renewing our car insurance policy with the same insurance company that we have been dealing with for a long time. What [...]]]> http://julianaslair.com/2008/09/25/no-other-choice-for-now/feed/ 0