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July 2010

Wanna Know the Cheapest Way to Travel The World?

July 30, 2010
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Work for the airlines! You can travel alllll over when you’ve got that hook up. I did it for an entire year and will never forget it :) But it’s not for the faint of heart – you will need to ROCK customer service or else it’ll eat you up a live.  (It’s seriously up [...]

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Wealth, 5 Year Olds, and The Bank of Wal-Mart

July 30, 2010
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Happy Friday sexy budgeters! It’s going to be a lovely Summer weekend again :)  Do your best to soak it all in, and then come back to check out these super awesome blogs!  Lots of great stuff around the ‘nets this week, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did: New Blog on [...]

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USAA Top Secret Tools Comin’ at Ya!

July 29, 2010

Top secret until I spill it all here, of course ;) As I mentioned on Sunday, the USAA crew flew a handful of us bloggers out there to give us a sneak peak on some of their new products. And let me tell you, USAA Headquarters = WOW. That place is PIMP!  Like, the Google [...]

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Your Take: Lending Money to Friends & Family

July 28, 2010

Whenever it comes to lending money to friends or family, I shiver a bit in my booties. It’s not that I don’t ever trust either of the parties involved (I usually do), but anytime you mix business with pleasure it has the chance of running amok. And the level of this “amock-ness” goes up proportionately [...]

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Introducing Strip Budgeting

July 27, 2010
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(Guest post by Jeff Kosola) Budgeting is something that financial savvy people do every month. The problem with budgeting is that is can become mechanical and/or boring. We understand that living beneath our means is the best way to become financial independent. We understand that without accounting for every dollar before it’s spent will result [...]

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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County

July 26, 2010

Check out this documentary premiering tonight. Crazy! HOMELESS: THE MOTEL KIDS OF ORANGE COUNTY explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions of America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers [...]

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10 Celebrities Who Influence What We Buy

July 26, 2010
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Saw this press release come through for a new book coming out – “Consumed: Rethinking Business in the Era of Mindful Spending” and couldn’t help but regurgitate it. Who DOESN’T want to know who’s influencing us these days? Is it Mel Gibson? “The Situation”? Tell us!!! ;) And that I will…after a few more sentences. [...]

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Guess where I am???

July 25, 2010

USAA’s Headquarters! Wooooo!  They’ve invited some of us bloggers out to learn about their products and network a bit, but I also get to go on a sexy little TOUR of the place!  It’s like a nerdy dream come true for me, I might not come back ;) So if you have any questions or [...]

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12 Ways I Don’t Set an Example

July 23, 2010

I was at a loss for topics to write about this morning, so I decided to go through some of my old drafts piling up and see if anything sparked my interest. And what do you know! I found a link I’d saved over a year and a half ago just waiting to come out [...]

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Liars, Cheapskates, and Millionaires

July 23, 2010
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Hey Guys! Another week down, another handful of dollars into savings! ;)  Or on the credit card as it’s been in my case lately.  All this traveling and destination weddings are starting to catch up!  But if there was one thing I’d want to be spending money on, it would be w/ friends and these [...]

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