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The King Has Arrived!

May 23, 2018
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Introducing my new baby boy! (Because apparently I don’t know how to make girls ;)) Baby Dime gives our growing family a nice sum of 16 whole cents now, and I’m pleased to announce he’s just as healthy as he is cute :) *Say hi to everyone, little guy!!!!* And compared to his older two brothers so far, he has been a dream! Super relaxed […]

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The “Debt vs. Savings” Trump Card

May 21, 2018
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Y’all know by now my answer to most financial debates is that the emotions beat out the math, but there’s one thing that always trumps that which I haven’t been the greatest about voicing. Partly because I thought it was obvious, but also because I forget just how nasty the debt industry can be! This Q&A I just had with a reader covers it pretty […]

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A Handful of Great $$$ Tips From Readers!

May 18, 2018
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Time to dump out the ol’ “reader tips” bucket again! I swear I learn more from you guys than anyone else in my life, haha… Y’all are too clever! And it’s also nice to have someone else to blame for once if any of the ideas backfire ;) Daddy needs a break every now and then! Enjoy these great ideas around saving, investing, couponing, gifting, […]

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The 4 Types of *Expenses* (Of Which Only One is Bad?)

May 16, 2018
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On Monday we covered the four pillars of freedom, and then lo and behold I get a press release this morning on the four types of expenses! So of course naturally we have to talk about those today ;) And according to Nik Halik, the person behind this press release and the co-author of “5 Day Weekend: Freedom To Make Your Life And Work Rich […]

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The Four Pillars of Freedom

May 14, 2018
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I can’t remember if I’ve shared this before, but one of my favorite new’ish money blogs on the scene is a site called FourPillarFreedom.com. This guy’s always getting me to stop and think with his short and concise posts, and the infusion of data visualizations he sneaks in with every other article just sucks me in even further. Here’s one of my favorites to give […]

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A Page Full of #Money Memes

May 11, 2018
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I’m just gonna paste up a bunch of my favorite money memes today, because why not? If I missed any good ones, let me know :) – J to the Dollar Sign *******     *******     *******     *******     *******     *******     *******     *******   *******     *******     *******     ******* […]

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A Bunch of Ways to Stash Money Aside!

May 9, 2018
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What up, what up! Last Friday we ran a giveaway here of my old iPhone to someone who shared how they’ve tip’d themselves lately (winner announced below!), and there were SO MANY great savings ideas being passed over that I had to just share some of them with y’all… You never know what’ll end up clicking, so read through them all and then see if […]

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“If you can afford the product, you can afford the stock”

May 7, 2018
you can afford the stock

Just saw this quote from Mabel @ GirlsOnTheMoney.com and cannot get enough of it!! (Captured by @AllSheSaves from this past Lola Retreat) How true is this??? If you can afford the product, you can afford the stock! You literally have the cash in your hands! But how many of us spend gobs of money buying up clothes or coffees, iPhones, laptops, and basically a million dollars […]

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When was the last time you Tip’d yourself?

May 4, 2018
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What’s up, what’s up! So I have that phone up there (iPhone 6?), and I REALLY want to give it away to someone today… I got it a while back while doing some testing work for a friend’s app (Tip Yourself – an awesome one – check it out!), and it’s been sitting on my shelf ever since doing nothing but collecting dust. Figured it […]

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Net Worth Voyeur Time ($818,204.91 // +$16,000) and Our New Brokerage Account!

May 2, 2018
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Time for ye ol’ net worth updating again! And just like last month, it was a pretty juicy one for us this time around too – only much more fun than making IRA mistakes and playing the bitcoin game ;) For the first time in 15 years, we finally have a traditional brokerage account again! WOO!! And what a difference all those years have made […]

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Take This 2-Minute Financial Assessment!

April 30, 2018
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I saw someone re-share this old quiz we had featured here in the past, and thought it would make for a fun re-posting and seeing how we’ve changed over the years :) If you remember this from back in the day, re-take it and see if you’re doing better now! If this is the first time you’re seeing it, take it too and then see […]

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8 Fascinating Facts About Our Nation’s Currency!

April 27, 2018
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Hey guys! My wife is tired of me telling her about all these facts I keep coming across, so now you get to hear them all and be entertained today ;) But you know what they say – the more you know about our country’s currency, the cooler you get! So be prepared to be the KING of Coolsville today – woot woot! ****** #1. […]

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Stop The #HouseShaming, People!

April 25, 2018
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Last week, 3 different people emailed me asking for advice because they keep getting pressured by friends and family (especially family) *to buy a home* when neither one of them wants to. I got so riled up after the last message that I shot the following tweet out which caused quite the hubbub for a hot minute or so: As it turns out, I wasn’t […]

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PS: The less you spend, the less you need to earn!

April 23, 2018
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Three years ago I stumbled across a passage from Mr. Money Mustache that completely changed how I view my expenses. It came from an article I had read on many occasions prior – and is one of his most popular – but for whatever reason it never hit me as hard as it did then, perhaps because I wasn’t open enough to fully appreciate it […]

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