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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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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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The Swiss_Mouse finally got around to doing his taxes.
The Swiss_Mouse while Swiss at heart is 100% American.  He doesn’t mind paying his fair share.  FAIR SHARE of taxes.  But that is a rant for another time.
The Swiss_Mouse sat down over the last week with his copy of H&R Block TaxCut Premium + State.  Now […]

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The Swiss_Mouse just finished his first go at taxes this year.
He is getting a refund!  Thank GOD his company’s Employee stock grants lost 50% of their value this year!!!!  (Sarcasm)
But the mouse is po’d.  HOW can the Federal Government possibly expect mere mortals to figure out the terminology used in these forms?  The Swiss_Mouse uses […]

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The Swiss_Mouse just finished a “Biggest Loser” contest at work.  While there are many losers at the Mouse’s place of employ and it is so hard to tell who is the biggest one, this was a contest for weight loss.
Not weight loss exactly, but body fat loss.
NOW ignoring the fact that the scales were screwed […]

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Power failures at work used to be a pain.  They were an interruption of work.
Now the Swiss_Mouse prays for the power to go out.
That gives him time to sit and mull over (in the dark…remember Swiss_Mouse works in a dungeon…ahem…basement) his thoughts.
He really wanted to use 2008 as a springboard.  But time constraints have really […]

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The CEO of the Swiss_Mouse’s company cashed in a ton of stock last year.
His profits were 188 times higher than what the Swiss_Mouse makes in a year.
Yes, that is right.  Assuming that the Swiss_Mouse can preserve his health, if he works for 188 more years, he will break even with his CEO.
So, more exercise, less […]

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Snow fell here this week.  Schools out, tough to get to work, etc.
Hearkening back a few years…
Mrs. Swiss_Mouse has a relative that works for what used to be a company known as NPC.
A few years ago, just prior to DSL and Cable broadband becoming prevalent, a huge snow fall hit the Swiss_Mouse’s area.  Swiss_Mouse mentions […]

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HOLY COW!
The Swiss_Mouse got his January statement from Fidelity today.  It has his IRA, Rollover IRA and UTMA accounts.  Or it did.
The numbers were HORRID.  His numbers were lower than Britney Spear’s self-esteem.
Seriously, the Swiss_Mouse has rarely ever seen such negative numbers.  Down 7.77% in one month.  BUT luckily the Swiss_Mouse made 93 cents this […]

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First the Swiss_Mouse got creamed in the market in the 4th quarter.  So for January, his net-worth dipped.  Drastically.  First negative January since he started record keeping in 2002.
In February, the Swiss_Mouse started off the month with…a broken fridge.  HOW WILL HE KEEP HIS CHEESE COOL?!?!  Well, Swiss_Mouse actually has a second fridge, but it’s […]

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