http://www.dirtydinar.com Kuwaiti Woman's Journey into Managing her Finances Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:55:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, I posted about the cleaners' strike. An update in the Arab Times today says the issue has been resolved: Of the 5,000 Bangladeshi cleaners, who had gone on strike on Sunday, many went back to work Monday after the company cleared their two months’ back pay, says Shariar Siddiky, the ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/07/22/kwd-40-the-cost-of-keeping-your-country-clean/ Always remember to count your blessings. As I read this article in the Kuwait Times I felt both ashamed at the way companies treat the people they employ and myself for not taking better care of my finances when so many people are worse off . Agitated laborers disclosed the reasons ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/07/21/the-cost-of-keeping-your-country-clean/ Another 3 month gap and I'm amazed at what happened with my finances! I was right not to give up on 2008! My finances are still a mess because I haven't been keeping track of my expenses but I've bounced back somewhat. I quit my job after receiving a generous ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/07/21/my-finances-are-still-a-mess/ The title says it all, doesn't it? I'll spare you all from reading the post and just declare it. Okay, first of all, I can't believe I've neglected the blog for 3 months! Time flies when you're spending money! The last time I wrote here I was considering jumping into debt. I ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/04/30/my-finances-are-a-mess/ I got some bad news on Tuesday. It's going to destroy my saving goals and put me in debt. I've been agonizing over the issue but figured I should share and see if anyone has some good advice for me. I've mentioned from my first post that my car is in ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/02/07/plunging-into-debt/ Since news broke out that the government was considering increasing salaries, the co-ops have raised the prices of goods. Buying the weekly groceries has been more expensive than ever before and some believe the government has no choice but to increase salaries. The Kuwait Times reports: Government officials recently disclosed that they ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/02/03/salary-increases-for-public-and-private-sector-almost-finalized/ Here's a sad story from the Arab Times: Kuwait : A Kuwaiti woman recently visited the Al-Rai daily to tell about her financial difficulties and offered to sell the retina and cornea of one of her eyes and a kidney to help her pay her debts, reports Al-Rai daily. The woman, ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/01/31/what-lengths-would-you-go-to-in-order-to-become-debt-free/ I finally got ahold of an Admissions Officer at the American University of the Middle East (AUM). The woman I spoke with was very friendly and as helpful as she could be under the circumstances. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the details about the University are still up in the air. ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/01/29/aum-update/ A friend of mine emailed me this: Effective from February 7th, 2008, the ticket price for attending a cinema show is increasing from KWD 2.500 to 3.000. In my opinion, a 0.500 increase isn't too bad. I was surprised to see that there were discounted prices for Monday shows. I wonder if ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/01/29/cinescape-increases-tickets-by-kwd-0500/ As some of you may have noticed my Emergency Fund amount has increased from KWD 668 to 968. I've put aside 300 from my January salary towards my savings, which has me 32.3% closer to my goal. I was originally supposed to set aside 500 from my salary but I ... http://www.dirtydinar.com/2008/01/28/january-emergency-fund-kwd-968/