Perfect credit score

Have you ever wanted to be perfect?

One of the characteristics that I find very attractive in people is the desire to do their best. I find that a lot of people are satisfied simply being better than the person working beside of them, instead of trying to reach their true potential. I think a lot of things go into creating an attitude of “good enough”. Unfortunately, it seems the goal to always do your best has gone by the wayside.

We even see it in the political arena. Recently when the news was heavy with discussions about the number of vacations that President Obama has taken the push back from the other side of the aisle was to remind us of the number of days President Bush spent at his ranch. What has happened to the desire to strive for perfection?

I came across an article over at CNN Money where one couple has decided to reach perfection. The perfect credit score that is. Apparently, the perfect credit score is 850.
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Flushing money down the drain

Where are you wasting your money?

The latest economic news shows that the U.S. is continuing to loose jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 9.6% and there is no real relief in sight. Sure the government says they are working hard to create or save jobs, but in reality the only thing they are really doing is spending more money (that we really don’t have).

I know in our family, we have been very blessed and our jobs are relatively safe; or at least as safe as can be expected. Even though we aren’t in any real danger of losing our jobs, we still are cautious when it comes to spending our money. We are currently in the process of finding a car for our daughter. She is a senior in high school this year and her being able to drive herself and her brother around will make things a lot easier on her parents.
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Yakezie challenge update

I have mentioned the Yakezie challenge and why I joined, so I am not going to rehash that post, but I did want to post an update on how we are doing relative to the goal of getting our Alexa rank below 200,000. If you remember we started the challenge on July 26, 2010 with [...]

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Friday’s Yakezie Roundup – August 27, 2010

Have you ever had one of those weeks, when you think things are going to go one way and before you know it, your idea of where things were going was completely wrong? Me too. Today is Saturday, not Friday, but I wanted to go ahead and post my Friday roundup a little late. Better [...]

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What’s in your 401(k)?

If you work for a company that offers a 401(k) program, you very likely have had to decide on how your contributions are to be invested. In addition to deciding how to diversify your contributions, you have had to decide how much of your pre-tax dollars to contribute to the program. Hopefully, you have spent [...]

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Why refinancing can be a bad idea!

With interest rates at their lowest in history (or at least in a really long time), a lot of people are contemplating the idea of refinancing. First, let me say that I am all for refinancing when it makes sense. As a matter of fact, we recently closed on our own refinance; however, there are [...]

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