Cheddarblog

The Swiss_Mouse is a reader.  He like books, magazines, cheese wrappers….
In the September 2008 issue of Money Magazine he found an interesting article entitled “Millionaires in the Making”.
It was a profile of two young DINKs, both 27 who wanted to retire by age 40.  The magazine profiled them and said they “just might make it”.  […]

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Just like everyone else, the Swiss_Mouse was hurt by $4 a gallon gas.  He was squeezed.  Yet he always got a good chuckle watching the Ford F350 drivers complain on the local newcast.  Yes it was and still is huring the Mouse.  His budget is a wreck as all his “extra” money was sucked away […]

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The Swiss_Mouse is losing ground.
Ground, time, money.
None of his internet schemes…ahem… ventures is making money.  His 401k and IRA statements don’t have enought space on them for the large negative numbers.  His work life, ugh!
While the Mouse isn’t  posting much here, he is working very hard on about 3 other blogs….but with no reward.  Not […]

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The job has become too much.
The Swiss_Mouse can no longer take the mental beating that accompanies going into work every morning.  The bureaucracy, the double standards, the ignorance.
Today the Swiss_Mouse gave himself a deadline.  July 1, 2009.  He will concentrate all efforts on making internet cheddar, finding a new career, educating himself and at bare […]

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The Swiss_Mouse is always amazed at how much emphasis women put on the car that a man drives.  Just this week he read an article in an advice column, the woman wrote about her boyfriend or her daughters boyfriend and right there in the description was…nothing about him it was: “…and a good job and […]

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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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