Comments on: Moment of Weakness: I Charged over $1k this Weekend http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/ A Personal Finance Blog with a Silly Name Thu, 17 May 2012 20:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Net Worth Update: June 2008 » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-20100 Net Worth Update: June 2008 » pantsinacan.com Sat, 31 May 2008 11:38:12 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-20100 [...] of the fact that I was also somehow able to wipe my credit card balance back down to zero after racking up over $1k in charges just a couple of weeks [...] [...] of the fact that I was also somehow able to wipe my credit card balance back down to zero after racking up over $1k in charges just a couple of weeks [...]

]]> By: Nintendo Wii — A Budget Breaker? » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-19755 Nintendo Wii — A Budget Breaker? » pantsinacan.com Fri, 30 May 2008 12:47:24 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-19755 [...] I almost had to laugh out loud when I read her “Falling off the Wagon” post just three days after getting started! Hey, it happens to everyone. [...] [...] I almost had to laugh out loud when I read her “Falling off the Wagon” post just three days after getting started! Hey, it happens to everyone. [...]

]]> By: Nuvi Arrives; Keeping the Wife » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-19709 Nuvi Arrives; Keeping the Wife » pantsinacan.com Fri, 30 May 2008 10:09:30 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-19709 [...] I hurried inside and tore open the already partially torn open box to unveil my latest stupid purchase — a Garmin Nuvi 260 GPS unit. [...] [...] I hurried inside and tore open the already partially torn open box to unveil my latest stupid purchase — a Garmin Nuvi 260 GPS unit. [...]

]]> By: Back to the Grind… » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-18636 Back to the Grind… » pantsinacan.com Tue, 27 May 2008 11:20:11 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-18636 [...] Yep, the one I used to finance my $1k spending spree about a week ago. [...] [...] Yep, the one I used to finance my $1k spending spree about a week ago. [...]

]]> By: Home Value Falling $1k/Week » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-17548 Home Value Falling $1k/Week » pantsinacan.com Fri, 23 May 2008 13:25:35 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-17548 [...] $1k+ spending spree last weekend can technically be cancelled out by the ecomonic stimulus check that arrived at the beginning of [...] [...] $1k+ spending spree last weekend can technically be cancelled out by the ecomonic stimulus check that arrived at the beginning of [...]

]]> By: Planning for Summer Vacation » pantsinacan.com http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-17298 Planning for Summer Vacation » pantsinacan.com Thu, 22 May 2008 13:04:16 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-17298 [...] you add in the Garmin Nuvi 260 (and accessories) to the total from last weekend, we’ve spent $1039.67 so far. For 4 [...] [...] you add in the Garmin Nuvi 260 (and accessories) to the total from last weekend, we’ve spent $1039.67 so far. For 4 [...]

]]> By: Money Millionaire http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-16679 Money Millionaire Tue, 20 May 2008 04:44:44 +0000 http://pantsinacan.com/2008/05/19/moment-of-weakness-i-charged-over-1k-this-weekend/#comment-16679 I'm getting close to falling off the wagon as well. My computer in the office is old which means I don't want to use it. Instead, I work with a less slow laptop that's in a more comfortable, but distracting setting. I have to bite the bullet at some point. Though I've had AMDs in the past, I'm looking at Intel Core Duo E4500 with 2GB memory in the form of a Dell Vistro Slim. I've seen a few on Craigslist for around $350 new. I have most everything else (monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) already. I’m getting close to falling off the wagon as well. My computer in the office is old which means I don’t want to use it. Instead, I work with a less slow laptop that’s in a more comfortable, but distracting setting.

I have to bite the bullet at some point. Though I’ve had AMDs in the past, I’m looking at Intel Core Duo E4500 with 2GB memory in the form of a Dell Vistro Slim. I’ve seen a few on Craigslist for around $350 new. I have most everything else (monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) already.

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