Comments on: Daily Links: Green Gifts and First-Time Investors http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/ personal finance that makes cents Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: NoDebtPlan http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114424 NoDebtPlan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:58:21 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114424 I use an auto-log and have for the past several years. I'm actually planning a post to show the graphs and whatnot -- especially of the depressing gas prices :( I use an auto-log and have for the past several years. I’m actually planning a post to show the graphs and whatnot — especially of the depressing gas prices :(

]]> By: G.E. Miller http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114277 G.E. Miller Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:09:56 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114277 Love the Green gift ideas. I just wrote an article about how to be green on my blog http://20somethingfinance.com. The article is titled 'Be Green; Save Green: Reducing my Commute will Fund my Retirement; 10 Ways you can Save at the Pump!'. One of my ideas is to use an electric scooter as your commuting method of transportation, which is a great green gift idea. Love the Green gift ideas. I just wrote an article about how to be green on my blog http://20somethingfinance.com. The article is titled ‘Be Green; Save Green: Reducing my Commute will Fund my Retirement; 10 Ways you can Save at the Pump!’. One of my ideas is to use an electric scooter as your commuting method of transportation, which is a great green gift idea.

]]> By: The Impecunious Investor http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114254 The Impecunious Investor Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114254 Hi J.D., I'm a fairly recent ready of GRS, but I've learned so much already and you have inspired me to start my own personal finance blog and make drastic changes in my financial life. Thank you so much! I thought "The Idiot" was great. Most accessible of Dostoevsky's stuff, I think. Hi J.D.,

I’m a fairly recent ready of GRS, but I’ve learned so much already and you have inspired me to start my own personal finance blog and make drastic changes in my financial life. Thank you so much!

I thought “The Idiot” was great. Most accessible of Dostoevsky’s stuff, I think.

]]> By: J.D. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114229 J.D. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:11:58 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114229 <b>@Young</b> I like Dostoevsky <i>and</i> Tolstoy. And Proust. And Melville. I am a lit geek. There's nothing I love more than spending a few hours with Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy, etc. I'd love to incorporate my love for literature here at GRS, but I've just never found a way to do it. I've started three or four entries related to the subject ("personal finance in classic literature") but I've never completed them. @Young

I like Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. And Proust. And Melville. I am a lit geek. There’s nothing I love more than spending a few hours with Charles Dickens or Thomas Hardy, etc. I’d love to incorporate my love for literature here at GRS, but I’ve just never found a way to do it. I’ve started three or four entries related to the subject (”personal finance in classic literature”) but I’ve never completed them.

]]> By: Young http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114193 Young Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:26:14 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114193 Do you like Tolstoy? There's an idea that most people either like Dostoevksy *or* Tolstoy, but not both, and I wonder if it holds up for the general public. Do you like Tolstoy? There’s an idea that most people either like Dostoevksy *or* Tolstoy, but not both, and I wonder if it holds up for the general public.

]]> By: RacerX http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114190 RacerX Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:48:36 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114190 Great articles, and we use an auto log, and have saved big money by catching repair bills early. Re: The Idiot, There was a film version by Kurosawa, of Seven Samarai fame. It was his epic, but the film was cut down by 100 minutes...over an hour! Akira tried to get the movie piece and do a director's cut later but to no avail as the parts couldn't be found... Useless trival #428 Great articles, and we use an auto log, and have saved big money by catching repair bills early.

Re: The Idiot, There was a film version by Kurosawa, of Seven Samarai fame. It was his epic, but the film was cut down by 100 minutes…over an hour!

Akira tried to get the movie piece and do a director’s cut later but to no avail as the parts couldn’t be found…

Useless trival #428

]]> By: Russell Heimlich http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114174 Russell Heimlich Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:39:50 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114174 Instead of an auto log you can do what my dad does. He writes down the mileage of the car on the gas receipt. That way he knows exactly how much gas was put in the car and can enter the data in a spreadsheet during his weekly finance review. Instead of an auto log you can do what my dad does. He writes down the mileage of the car on the gas receipt. That way he knows exactly how much gas was put in the car and can enter the data in a spreadsheet during his weekly finance review.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114173 Shirley Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:36:40 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114173 I have used an auto log ever since my very first car. My husband does the same. We keep a small spiral notebook in our vehicles with pen and calculator. We use it to track MPG, but also note any service performed on our vehicles. It's a very helpful reference to keep us on track with oil changes, tune-ups, etc. and also has helped us sell vehicles because it shows how we've kept up with such maintenance. Online logbooks are probably great, but I prefer using the notebook in my car because I can do it immediately and can easily pass it on to a buyer if necessary. The other sites you referenced were helpful ... it's nice to see they validate what we are already doing! :-) I have used an auto log ever since my very first car. My husband does the same. We keep a small spiral notebook in our vehicles with pen and calculator. We use it to track MPG, but also note any service performed on our vehicles. It’s a very helpful reference to keep us on track with oil changes, tune-ups, etc. and also has helped us sell vehicles because it shows how we’ve kept up with such maintenance. Online logbooks are probably great, but I prefer using the notebook in my car because I can do it immediately and can easily pass it on to a buyer if necessary.

The other sites you referenced were helpful … it’s nice to see they validate what we are already doing! :-)

]]> By: Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114171 Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:27:59 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114171 Hey JD - For the auto log, I use gasbuddy.com. The fuel logbook on their automatically calculates my MPG and tells me how much I've spent so far in the year on gas. Also, the main part of the site can tell you the cheapest place to get gas around, and by using some of the features, you can earn points, which don't really do much, although you can use them to enter raffles for free gas. Hey JD -

For the auto log, I use gasbuddy.com. The fuel logbook on their automatically calculates my MPG and tells me how much I’ve spent so far in the year on gas. Also, the main part of the site can tell you the cheapest place to get gas around, and by using some of the features, you can earn points, which don’t really do much, although you can use them to enter raffles for free gas.

]]> By: Emily http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114158 Emily Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:07:06 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/01/26/daily-links-green-gifts-and-first-time-investors/#comment-114158 You read my mind! I was looking today for other well-written, high quality blogs about frugality and personal finance but came up with a lot of crappy pages that weren't updated as often as yours. You have now linked me to even more frugality blog sites so I can further feed this addiction. Thanks! Love your blog. You read my mind! I was looking today for other well-written, high quality blogs about frugality and personal finance but came up with a lot of crappy pages that weren’t updated as often as yours. You have now linked me to even more frugality blog sites so I can further feed this addiction. Thanks! Love your blog.

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