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November 2009

If you can’t pay for it, don’t buy it.

November 30, 2009

That’s what a friend told me the other day when I mentioned I blog about money ;) It’s such a simple line that I couldn’t resist sharing… “If you can’t pay for it, don’t buy it.” Yes, I like that. The only problem with these sexy one-liners, though, is that it’s much easier to say/think [...]

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The Mexican Fisherman.

November 27, 2009

An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long it took you to catch them?” The American asked.“Only a [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Interviews, Financial Moves, & Eminem

November 27, 2009

Favorite articles this week: Scratch-off lottery games WILL eat your lunch @ Mighty Bargain Hunter – A great analysis of my $100 scratch off project! Much better at mathematics than myself ;) Contemplating a Big Financial Move @ Fabulous Financials – Keep $50k in the bank, or use it to pay down your 2nd mortgage? [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! From one Turkey to the Next…

November 26, 2009

And if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, take the day off anyways! Aren’t you feeling sick or something? Do’s today: Eat a lot. Drink a lot (beer, milk, whatever). Sleep a lot. Hang out with your family a lot. Play & watch football a lot! Don’ts today: Watch hours of tv (unless it’s football). Stay hidden [...]

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20 Black Friday Tips on Wacky Wednesday

November 25, 2009

Don’t you just love all these crazy named-days?! Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Shipping Monday, it’s marketing brilliance at its best. I was trying to get away from this myself, but it’s kinda hard when you’re personal finance blogger ;) So instead of fighting it, I figured I’d at least share some of the tips I [...]

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Convert Hope into Action and MAKE IT HAPPEN

November 24, 2009

This post is part of the one day blog event – “The Spectrum of Personal Finance.” In this event, comic book nerd Brian of My Next Buck, will discuss 8 different emotions (taken from the Green Lantern comic series) and relate them to personal finance. Here at Budgets Are Sexy we will be looking at [...]

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Results of the $100 Scratch Off Lottery Project!

November 23, 2009

For anyone who missed it, on Friday I decided to embark on a $100 Scratch Off Lottery Project. At first it was purely for entertainment, but after generating some buzz on Twitter I decided to donate all my winnings to charity – specifically Project Hopeful. Before I get into the results though, I wanted to [...]

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The $100 Scratch Off Lottery Project.

November 20, 2009

Welcome to this weekend’s $100 Lottery Project! I’m feeling feisty as ever right now, and thought I’d spice things up a bit by doing something ridiculously stupid. But also fun, exciting, silly, and rewarding all mixed into one. As many of you know, I am a hardcore fan of scratch off lottery tickets. Not only [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Small Houses, Being Dumb, & Nicolas Cage

November 20, 2009

Happy Friday everyone! From birds pooping on my head, to my latest interview over at eBillme today: Budgeting Can Be Attractive, today’s shaping to be a most excellent day. I even saw my homeless friend & inspiration Carlton this morning! Absolutely brilliant. I hope today’s luck rubs off on you too friends :) Favorite articles [...]

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If Budgets are Sexy, the Stock Market must be Smoking Hot!

November 19, 2009

[Guest post by Mr. Moneybags] Don’t get me wrong, budgets are definitely attractive on their own merit, but if you were to line them up side-by-side next to stocks, it would be like comparing the attractiveness of Al Pacino to the attractiveness of Megan Fox. I mean, sure, Al Pacino is a rather cool and [...]

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