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The Swiss_Mouse has lived in his hood for about 7 years.
He moved from a nice hood, but one that had started to decline a bit during the housing upswing.  The homes in his old neighborhood started to become more and more like “starter” homes.  But “starter” homes for people at a slightly lower income bracket […]

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Thanks to a cooler April this year and shelling out for some window screen inserts, the Swiss_Mouse reduced his electricity consumption by 10% this month. 10.73% to be exact. Maybe switching to Compact Fluorescent bulbs helped too.
Who knows? The Swiss_Mouse continues to track his electricity spending. May should prove very interesting.
In […]

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The Swiss_Mouse and Mrs Swiss_Mouse sat down the other day and tried to figure a way to save 10% on their grocery purchases.  We of course keep cheese in the budget, but eliminated some items.
One item was Slimfast.  The Swiss_Mice used to use it NOT to lose weight, but as a time saving breakfast!  BUT,  […]

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The Swiss_Mouse’s company had layoffs yet again.
In 15 years of working for this particular man, the Swiss_Mouse has survived something like 17 or 18 reductions in force.
His number will come up one day. Oh it will come up. There is no justice. Others who should have been canned long ago continue their […]

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James from dinksfinance.com pointed out on my last post that the Swiss_Mouse mentioned a negative return but not on “what”.
Well, the Swiss_Mouse should have been clearer. Yet another “learning experience” for the Mouse. Clarity, clarity.
The Swiss_Mouse meant to say that his entire net-worth was down. By “return”he really meant his […]

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