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Cathy is a woman from Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Member since Feb 14, 2008
I'm an attorney, wife and mom to two young boys. I write about family finances, parenting and cooking at my blog, Chief Family Officer.

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How to Annualize a Rate of Return | AllFinancialMatters
Liked it Jul 24, 8:44pm 1 review financial-planning
http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/07/23/how-to-annualize-a-rate-of-return/
I can't say that I agree with JLP's definition of simple, but I've often wondered how to annualize a rate of return, so this is very interesting stuff.
Five Ways To Get Back On Track | Ive Paid For This Twice Already...
Liked it Jul 24, 8:42pm 1 review financial-planning
http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/07/24/five-ways-to-get-back-on-track/
Paid Twice offers some solid tips to get back on track when you've lost your financial way.
Cheap Healthy Good: R.I.P., Sophia
Liked it Jul 24, 5:25am 1 review humor
http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com/2008/07/rip-sophia.html
I love Golden Girls, so I appreciated these little food-related snippets from Kris. I do remember each one of these scenes!
6 Months of Snowflakes = $800 Bonus Car Payment | One Cavemans Financial Journey
Liked it Jul 22, 8:15pm 1 review financial-planning
http://www.thatonecaveman.com/2008/07/6-months-of-snowflakes-800-bonus-car-pa...
Caveman demonstrates how easy it can be to build up an extra car payment (or any other lump sum, for that matter).
There is no place like home: Paper Napkin Notecards
Liked it Jul 22, 8:08pm 1 review crafts
http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/2008/06/napkin-notecards_05.html
This sounds like a really awesome card-making technique - I am looking forward to trying it!
Escaping Paycheck to Paycheck
Liked it Jul 22, 7:50pm 1 review financial-planning
http://www.mrsmicah.com/2008/07/21/escaping-paycheck-to-paycheck/
Mrs. Micah offers some sound practical tips for building an emergency account from scratch.
& Twelve Great Resources for Buying Smart&&64;&fivecentnickel.com
Liked it Jul 22, 6:53pm 1 review shopping
http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/21/twelve-great-resources-for-buying-sm...
Nickel offers some good ideas to practice before you spend money. Some of these were new to me.
Frugally Grow Vegetables in a Small Space with Your Container Garden | One Cavem…
Liked it Jul 16, 1:28pm 2 reviews gardening, saving-money
http://www.thatonecaveman.com/2008/07/frugally-grow-vegetables-in-a-small-spa...
I don't have a yard, so I'm always interested in container gardening. I keep hesitating b/c I'm afraid I'll just kill the plants, but these tips have me feeling optimistic.
My experience with ordering checks from Walmart at ProBargainHunter.com
Liked it Jul 9, 6:43pm 1 review financial-planning
http://probargainhunter.com/2008/07/08/my-experience-with-ordering-checks-fro...
I've always ordered from my bank, even though it's more expensive, because I somehow feel it's more secure. This was an interesting article noting the security hoops for ordering at Wal-Mart ... I'm not sure if it's worth the effort.
Soda or Debt Freedom? | One Cavemans Financial Journey
Liked it Jul 4, 11:18am 2 reviews financial-planning
http://www.thatonecaveman.com/2008/07/soda-or-debt-freedom.html
I've been drinking more soda lately, not less, so Caveman's article has got me thinking that this might not be good for my wallet as well as my health.
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