Posts Tagged ‘finance’

Achievements

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Gym = So far so good. I went to the gym yesterday! Success! Worked on Chest and Triceps. Free Crossfit class on Thursday!

Website = Updated the calendar today. I also updated my xanga photo blog and managed to link my xanga from my facebook and my facebook to my xanga. -_-a. There is apparently a three hour lag in updating though. I don’t yet have an RSS feed for this journal so I can’t do external imports but I may work on one sometime.

Fable 2 = I bought the Up In Arms weapon shop today! After achieving Artisan with my Blacksmith job! Currently working on gaining renown to get to the Crucible in Westcliff. Next goal is to save up for Miracle Manor (for Health Regen) in Bowerstone and a Master Cutlass from the Westcliff weapon shop (or a Master Longsword if I can find it at the Bowerstone Blacksmith, then later a Master Katana, etc).

Health = Made eye exam and dental exam appointments. Waiting to hear back about physical exam. I ate a Caesar salad yesterday! Hoping to keep up the salads. Having a hard time getting myself to get away from my desk to eat lunch.

Finance = Planning to sign up to check out my credit report on Friday.

Euro Bank Account

Monday, July 14th, 2008

*07/11/08, Friday – I decided not to go for a Euro bank account anymore. It saddens me greatly but I felt like it wasn’t worth it in the end.

Pro:
- Euro is more stable than USD
- May make money with conversion at right times

Con:
- $50,000 minimum balance
- $40/month while minimum balance is not met
- Can’t use money in Euro
- Account is a savings account. There is no debit account.
- If I reach the $50,000 minimum balance, I can’t use money in it if I want to avoid the $40/month fee unless I go over $50K.
- Can’t use money for other investments
- Money may need to be taken out if I buy a home
- If I try to make money and convert to dollars at the right times, I will need to closely monitor the exchange rate which will take time and effort.
- My accounting will get complicated with multiple currencies and with the fluctuating Euro-USD conversion rate