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September 2009

Weekly Roundup: Cash4Gold, Weddings, & 50 Cent.

September 11, 2009

Bitchin’ Articles This Week: Top 25 Most Badass Personal Finance Blogs @ Credit Card Finder – This is HILARIOUS! Even if you don’t feel like reading through them (although there are some excellent write ups), you *have to* check out the blinged-out caricatures of some of your favorite bloggers. The article Cash4Gold doesn’t want you [...]

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Giving Away TWO $50 Amazon Gift Cards!

September 10, 2009

We’ve given out over $800+ worth of goodies so far, and it keeps on coming :) So thanks to all who participate! The more you do, the more stuff we can keep giving away. This week’s giveaway is sponsored by my twitter friend, Austin – who just released his new e-book: Save Thousands on Textbooks. [...]

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Cigarettes vs. Coffee – Which Is Financially Worse For You?

September 9, 2009

I’m so glad I don’t smoke cigarettes. In my 29 years I have yet to puff a single cigarette, and my wallet thanks me for it :) Coffee, on the other hand, is a whole other topic. So today I figured I’d compare the two and see which is FINANCIALLY worse for you, as we [...]

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Inspiration From My Homeless Friend.

September 8, 2009

I have a new favorite person these days – Carlton. A brilliant artist and a genuinely nice human being. I see him each and every day, and each and every day he’s there to greet me with a smile and his regular salutation – “what up, what up my man J?! How you feelin’ today?”. [...]

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Net Worth: August – Up $6.5k and No Complaints.

September 7, 2009

We’re back to automation – and at the mercy of the markets ;) The recent $18k spikes of 401(k) were incredibly exciting while it lasted, but like all things “normalcy” must come back and be embraced to keep the momentum going. And you know what? I’m totally fine with that (as long as normalcy means [...]

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The 5 Lucky Retailmenot.com Winners!

September 5, 2009

I’m out in Boston for the weekend, but just wanted to announce the 5 lucky winners of the $25 Threadless.com gift certificates! I’d copy & paste a screenshot from Random.org here but it’s a bit hard on the ol’ iPhone ;) Congrats Winners! Matt Nick starrgirl1993 molldoll0205 Anabel Sanchez If you see this, PLEASE email [...]

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How much have you spent on clothing this year?

September 4, 2009

I like random questions like this because it gets you to stop and think about your spending habits. It’s also fun to see how you compare to your peers :) I know some who spend $300+ a month, while others have gone an entire YEAR (or three) without wearing anything new. I seriously don’t know [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Dates, Dumb Debt, & Prayer Requests

September 4, 2009

Favorite Articles This Week: A New Stage In My Financial Journey @ The Happy Rock – An awesome AWESOME post on the different stages of what money really MEANS to the Happy Rock. Insightful stuff. Men Paying for Dinner: Is It More Romantic? @ Consumerism Commentary – Half of me says no, and the other [...]

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There’s No Such Thing As Saver’s Remorse.

September 3, 2009

How’s that for brilliant marketing? I wish I could say I came up with it myself, but it was actually ING Direct who coined it – my 2nd favorite online bank (USAA is my first). I’m not sure how long this campaign of theirs has been going on, but I saw this quote on a [...]

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Retailmenot + Budgetsaresexy = Five $25 Threadless Gifts!

September 2, 2009

Retailmenot.com just redesigned their site & are giving 5 Budgetsaresexy.com readers a $25 gift certificate to Threadless.com! (that’s a lot of .coms) It’s been a while since my last giveaway, but we’re back on track and ready to start dishing ‘em out again! And we start with one of my favorites as I’m a HUGE [...]

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