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March 18th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

I went to lunch with a friend I haven't seen in four years today. She was shocked when she saw how big DS has gotten. We went to Navy Pier, which if anyone knows Chicago, they know it's an expensive endeavor. Rather than pay $25+ for parking, we parked and took the bus there. It was great--only $5! Then, we ate lunch and bought a ticket for little man to go on all of the fun bouncie thinga-ma-doos for their kiddie spring celebration. I got to spend a couple of hours chatting with my friend while he played till his heart was content. Overall cost was about $25 which is highly economical for a trip to Navy Pier. Also, DS is eating his leftovers for dinner. I am pleased, to say the least. Frugal=fun.

If you read my blog yesterday you know I checked out Suze Orman's "Women & Money." I decided to go ahead and earn myself a free $100 by opening a TD Ameritrade account. It'll also force me to save an extra $50 per month. I really like how a lot of people on here have their separate savings for various things, emergency account, gift giving, car fund, etc. I haven't decided what this savings will be for exactly yet, but I'll ponder it in the near future.

I do have some questions about the TD Ameritrade account. Does it acquire interest? I am not planning on doing any trading as I am so not ready for that yet. I want to make sure that my money is working for me (however, the $100 at the end of a year will count for something, right?)

2 Responses to “Random schtuff”

  1. Lady T Says:
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    I think it's 2.75% or something like that. I opened mine almost 6 months ago and the balance is currently $251.84 after five monthly deposits of $50 each. So not that much interest, but better than nothing. The $100 at the end of a year is what I'm after! Smile

  2. aevans1206 Says:
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    Fabulous!

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