Passive Income

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I spend a good deal of time reading personal finance and investing blogs. It is always interesting to get read the opinions of so many intelligent people, even if I disagree with some of the things that are posted.

I ran across an interesting challenge at Aching Debts. The concept is simple; list 5 things big or small that bust your budget, then tag 3 other people and invite them to join the challenge. Since this blog is so new, I really do not expect to get invited to participate, so I thought I would invite myself (Anyone is invited to participate, by the way).

Without any further ado, here are the 5 things that always “bust” my budget.

5. Diet Coke – No matter how hard I try to slow down or quit, I still buy 4 to 6 12-packs of diet coke a week. Every month I leave this out of the budget thinking that I will be able to quit this week. So far, no luck.

4. Fast Food – My wife is great about preparing a good lunch and dinner for me. Breakfast, however, is my responsibility. As such, I would say about 7 times a month, I wake up late and I am forced to stop at Burger King, or starve. I am such a slacker sometimes.

3. Snacks – Do you see a theme here? I think food completely runs my life. Maybe I should think about this some more.

2. Dogs – I have two wonderful dogs; a Scotty and a Silky. Don’t get me wrong, I love them, but they are so expensive. Both dogs are sensitive to whey protein, so we have to buy really expensive food so they don’t scratch themselves all night. The Scotty eats like she will never get another meal and the Silky has to have a few teeth pulled every couple years (he refuses to let us brush his teeth and won’t chew a bone).

1. Books – I love to read. Currently, I am reading about 5 books, which I will probably have completed next weekend. I always joke with my wife and say that when I retire, I am going to open a used book store, then lock myself in and read 12 hours a day.

The rules of the challenge are that now I have to tag 3 people to carry on the challenge. Here are the people I’ve decided to tag:

Hank @ MyInvesting Blog
LPKitten @ The Debt Defier
Saving Money Bug

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