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Saving Money is a Team Effort

March 22, 2016

Being in charge of the household finances can be a lot of pressure.  Most people think it is just paying your bills on time.  While yes that is of course important, for not only as part of the monthly expenses, but also to keep your credit score in top form, but to take it to the ... Read more...

Spending

Is Being Busy Good For Your Finances Or Not?

May 9, 2013

Call me nuts if you like, but I really like being super busy. I love having a long to-do list and little down time. In fact, now that the school year is winding down and I'm finding myself with fewer and fewer tasks to fill my time at school, I feel sort of lost. Yesterday, I was ... Read more...

Spending, Stress

It’s My Birthday And I’ll Spend What I Want To

February 19, 2013

I'm 28 today! Happy birthday to me! As a gift to myself this past weekend, I decided to go back to being a regular person, financially speaking. My sister was visiting to celebrate and I had a bunch of fun plans, so I decided to just tell my budget to fuck off for a ... Read more...

Spending

Stuff That You Probably Think Is A Waste Of Money, But I Don’t

January 18, 2013

The Internet - and I mean lots and lots of sites, not just personal finance blogs - is rife with opinions about what is a waste of money. Usually, these articles come in the form of a list, with titles like "Top Ten Money Wasters" of "Fifteen Ways You're Wasting Money." Typical ... Read more...

Money Out, Spending, Uncategorized

Four Signs That I’m Still A Recovering (As Opposed to RecoverED) Spendaholic

December 21, 2012

One of the tough (but also kind of awesome) things about personal finance is that there is really no "end point." Yes, there's an end to debt, but then you have to focus on saving and investing. And there's definitely no end point when it comes to saving and investing - you can ... Read more...

Psychology of Personal Finance, Spending, Uncategorized

Expensive, But Worth It

August 6, 2012

Ok, here's the truth: about certain things, I am very, very cheap. There are so many things that I get annoyed about spending money on. Parking and cover charges immediately spring to mind, but there are lots of other examples. I drive the people in my life a little nuts ... Read more...

Spending

Do You Judge a Woman by the Bag She Carries?

June 18, 2012

Yesterday my sister and I made a quick trip to Wal Mart to pick up a few random beauty supplies. We found what we needed, got in line, paid for our stuff, and left. As we were getting back into my car, I noticed that we were both carrying high-end handbags and wondered if anyone ... Read more...

Spending

Now I Know the Value of a Dollar, or, Why I’m Not Getting a Boob Job

April 25, 2012

When I was 12, all my friends started to get boobs. By the time I was 15, all of my friends had boobs. But me? No boobs. I mean, yeah, I'm a respectable A-cup. I don't look completely shapeless. But ever since I was about 13, this Itty Bitty Titty Committee has wanted some, ... Read more...

Smart Shopping, Spending

Super-Cheap Weekend #1: What I Did

March 5, 2012

As I mentioned before, I need to have a couple of very low-cost weekends to make up for the serious spending I did at the beginning of my budgeting cycle. This past weekend was Super-Cheap Weekend #1. Here's what I did: - Finished a book - Ran errands, including the vet, the ... Read more...

Spending, Weekend

I Never Feel Guilty About Buying ________________.

February 29, 2012

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Shopping, Spending

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