February 2010

Would You Pay For Extra Sleep?

February 26, 2010

I’ve been getting jack for sleep this week, and I’m starting to realize how valuable it is. I can’t think straight and all my days are mushing together like some sort of cracked-out dream (and not in a good way). Coffee doesn’t even work on me any more :) The one and only thing I [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Millionaires, Bloggers & Foolish Spending

February 26, 2010

Giving away another Starbucks coffee pack today :) The V.I.P. crew will get their very own giveaway similar to all the rest we’ve done so far (and we start back w/ the iPods next week!!!) Get signed up to be a part of it all, baby. Lots o’ goodies on the way. Some of my [...]

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It’s Free Starbucks Day!

February 25, 2010

At least here on BudgetsAreSexy ;) It’s not *exactly* personal finance related but it does mean FREE coffee for some of you. And actually, YOU guys will be the frugal rock stars today since you’ll have to drop your coffee-saving tips to win! Everyone knows Starbucks so I’m not gonna pimp what they do, but [...]

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The Plutus Awards are Here!

February 24, 2010

Celebrating the best in personal finance! Flexo from Consumerism Commentary devised up these Plutus Awards, and they encompass everything from the best savings account to the best personal finance blog around. And many of you nominated Budgets Are Sexy for 7 incredible categories!!! Un-fing-believable (you can’t see me right now, but I’m tipping my hat [...]

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How do you measure the power of money?

February 24, 2010

I had this friend who measured time in cigarettes. Whenever I asked him how far something was, he’d always come back with the number of cigarettes he could smoke in the time it would take to get there :) So if we were hitting up this bar down the street, say 10 blocks away, instead [...]

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No More "I Can’t Afford That"

February 23, 2010

If there’s one phrase I hate more than douchebag (although it’s a close call) it would have to be – “I can’t afford that.” It drives me bonkers! Most people CAN afford “that,” they just choose not to (right Evan?). It’s a big difference if you think about it. Saying you can’t afford something gives [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance #245 – “Dollar Doodles” Ed.

February 22, 2010

Happy Carnival of Personal Finance! The two hundredth & forty-fifth to be exact, hosted by yours truly: J to the Dollar Doodle Money! Only I wish I were 1/2 as creative as some of these artists ;) But dollar bills aside (as magnificent as these beauties are), we’ve also highlighted some of the finest personal [...]

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Budgets Are Sexy Turns 2! (holler)

February 19, 2010

I cannot freakin’ believe it. It seems like just the other day I was buggin’ Clever Dude & Mapgirl for some blogging tips at over drinks ;) I even remember my very first commenter – Chicky from Chicky Finance! (remember her?). Two years of writing almost every single day, crazy man. And I’m still just [...]

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Who Wants an iPod Shuffle?

February 19, 2010

Giving away another iPod today :) Courtesy of my awesome partnership w/ USAA! Check the info in today’s newsletter that goes out – all the info will be in there. Gotta be signed up to win though yo! And then come back and read some of these awesome articles I found over the week: Spend [...]

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Life in Grad School Doesn’t Have to Suck…All Your Money

February 18, 2010

Guest post by Mrs. BudgetsAreSexy ;) Life as a graduate student is notoriously tough. Generally, you’re operating on a slim-to-nonexistent source of income, yet with the workload of a full time job and the expenses to go along with it. I consider myself very fortunate to be a married grad student. It’s great to know [...]

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