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March 2010

Could You Go Homeless For A Day?

March 31, 2010

Like, straight up no money in your pockets, sleeping on the street kind of homeless? I just read this fantastically interesting post from a blogger who actually DID this (on the streets of Las Vegas no less) and I can’t seem to get it out of my mind. Here’s a clip: “Last December, on a [...]

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Want to Become a Millionaire? Save $5 a Day.

March 30, 2010

That’s right folks, all it takes is saving $5 a day to hit Millionaire status! You just have to stay on top of it for 40 years straight ;) Better get started! Haha… Seriously though, it really is that easy. $5/day = $150/mo = $1,800/year. Multiply that by 40 years @ 10% compounded interest (within [...]

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Six Secrets of a Credit Score

March 29, 2010

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about credit scores (mainly because they kinda bore me), but they really ARE important to keep in mind. Especially if you’ll be buying a car or a home soon. Whether we like it or not, our entire credit history will show up and be used to determine what [...]

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Announcing Our Very First Love Drop!

March 26, 2010

Hello hello my beautiful friends! Are you ready to help change someone’s life today? I hope so because a good friend and I are on a mission to drop some love on a family who could really really use it. And we’ll need all the help we can get :) Budgets Are Sexy has teamed [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Facebook, IRS, & Chocolate Budgets

March 26, 2010

Today is going to be AWESOME, and I’m glad I’ll be sharing it with you :) Keep your eyes open for today’s post – we’re gonna be changing lives, baby! And if you need a little eye candy over the weekend, come back and check out some of these nuggets of goodness I found scattered [...]

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It’s March Madness cRaZy Town in the PF World…

March 25, 2010

There are Personal Finance Blogger vs. Personal Finance Blogger brackets all over the place this week! And I absolutely love it :) Not because I like college basketball (I don’t), but because Budgets Are Sexy has been featured in them! haha… So if you feel like voting for me – or any other of the [...]

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Time For a Financial Intervention!

March 25, 2010

I swear, just when you think you’ve heard it all… Remember that chick I was telling you about 2 weeks ago who filed for bankruptcy for a 2nd time in a row, then foreclosed on her house, and THEN went out and blew $250 all in the same night? Well, she’s at it again.  Her [...]

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It’s true. I’m addicted to credit cards.

March 24, 2010

They’re just so convenient, you know? I read a few posts awhile back about how people were ditching plastic for good in hopes of spending less (and that may very well do the trick), but I just think it would drive me too crazy.  And maybe that’s bad, I don’t know, but when you’ve got [...]

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I GOT SCAMMED!!!

March 23, 2010

That was the title of an email I just got from a reader. (I know, I kind of cheated using that as my title to grab your attention – sorry. But it’s still kinda accurate!) Apparently there’s this home theater scam going around, and she emailed Brad and I in hopes we’d pass it along [...]

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Are You Hustlin’ For A Better Lifestyle?

March 22, 2010

Hustlin’ may sound trendy these days, but it can really be a slick move. Workin’ a 9-5 only gets you so far sometimes ;) If you’re trying to knock away that debt or hit that emergency fund goal, ya gotta pick up some side gigs (aka “hustles”) and start taking home that money. And it’s [...]

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