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April 2010

When do you shop? When you’re bored? Happy? Sad? Pissed off? Excited? Because it’s a habit?

April 30, 2010

Have you ever thought about how much emotions play into our spending habits? Cuz I gotta be honest with you, I’d say that 98% or more of my shopping trips (non-bill related stuff) is tied to one or more of these real life emoticons ;) And from the looks of My Pretty Penny‘s latest post [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Ben Stein & T-Boone Pickens Style

April 30, 2010

Our weekend awaits!  And do you know what else? IT’S PAY DAY!!!  That means more money banked, and less money out the door – right?  Maybe a little somethin’ somethin’ to treat ourselves too, of course ;) Here are my fave posts & carnivals from the week – don’t gorge yourself: Book Giveaway! “The Little [...]

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How to Save Money on Musical Instruments

April 29, 2010

[This is a Guest Post from Donna Korzun - a long time reader of Budgets Are Sexy, and someone I admire very much :)] Every parent to sit in a sixth grade band or orchestra concert knows the pride of seeing their child demonstrate a new skill – but you don’t have to break the [...]

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Budgeting Does No Good…

April 28, 2010

…if you don’t stay on top of them. …if you keep using one that doesn’t work for you. …if you set outrageous goals that you very well know you can’t meet. …if you spend 10 hours setting one up! …if you track every single penny that comes in and out.  and I mean that literally [...]

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Book Giveaway #7 – Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes

April 28, 2010

Congrats to the winners of last week’s giveaways: Donna, Lynda, & Jen! We’ve got 4 more books to give out in the next two weeks, so stay tuned :) You better like these cuz it’s takin’ me a lot of time! haha… Here’s todays: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct [...]

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The 10 Awesomest Safes I’ve Ever Seen.

April 27, 2010

I was listening to WTOP yesterday (like a nerd, yes) when I caught the tail end of a news blip on clever money safes. I didn’t hear much of it, but what I DID catch was absolutely fantastic. So like any good financial blogger I headed to the ‘net to research more ;) You thought [...]

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You’ve Got to Really WANT it.

April 26, 2010

You know what’s funny about personal finance? That no matter how many times you’re told to spend less, or create a budget, or save 10% or whatever else we hear all the time, most of us still don’t do it. And do you know why? Because we really don’t WANT to change. Or at least [...]

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Are You Middle Class? (should you care?)

April 23, 2010

I keep seeing these factoids around other finance blogs, so I thought I’d join :) I haven’t looked through them all yet, but I’m going to guess right now that yes – I am Middle Class.  Let’s see if I’m wrong though, shall we? Here are the stats from Free Money Finance, who got them from Yahoo, [...]

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Weekly Roundup: E-Funds, Marriage and Financial Bullies

April 23, 2010

It’s been a while since I promoted this, but our newsletter is still growing strong! If you’re a fan of the site (or like getting *free* stuff not pimped on the site) consider signing up :) It’s a great way to keep up to date too as I link back to all the postings from [...]

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If He Can’t Put a Ring on it, He Can’t Sign For it!

April 22, 2010

Guest Post by Tahnya Kristina When two people decide to take the next step forward in their relationship and move in together, it can be very exciting. However, the merging of two homes into one also means the merging of your separate finances into one budget! This can be a great decision for couples, or [...]

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