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August 2010

Can you really get arrested for doodling on dollars?

August 31, 2010
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I am wondering because I may or may not like to draw on ‘em,  A LOT. And I’ve never heard of anyone getting arrested or even receive a firm talking to for drawing on money.   My sister once got a nice little visit from the FBI because her friend was passing around *fake* dollars she [...]

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The Worst E-Mail Scam Ever.

August 30, 2010

Hello. I’m from Georgia. My name is Lasha. Maybe you will seem ugly, but I have no other choice. I really in bad condition, however, forgive you for forgiveness, I want to ask you money. I’m very hard to explain what my problem. I beg you, do not understand me wrong. I know how stupid [...]

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20 Signs You Need a Financial Makeover

August 30, 2010

I got this email from BillShrink.com the other day and couldn’t help but pass it along :) There’s something about it that just says “Hey you!  Stop what you’re doing and pay attention! Your money needs you!” Haha… Some of these are pretty lame, but the majority of them are right on the money and [...]

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I Got Googled and I Liked It.

August 27, 2010

You know what’s it’s time for? Because it’s funny, and it’s Friday, and I’m just dead tired from a week of crazy 9-5 stuff?  Googling for Dollars!!! Haha… nah, but we are Googling for Budgets Are Sexy ;) This is when I rummage through all the keywords people are typing in which somehow landed them [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Hustling, Adwords & Forgiveness

August 27, 2010

What up what up! Friday is here, and it’s time to get into some relaxin’ action :) But first you gotta get rid of this last work day here.  So to help you out, I’ve listed my fave reads from the week!  They’ll not only get you pumped up and inspired, but they’ll help you [...]

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Tips From a Vegas Virgin

August 26, 2010

(This is a guest post from my boy Philip – an avid reader of BudgetsAreSexy and now a more distinguished gentleman!) So with my first trip to Vegas complete, I figured I’d take up J’s offer to share some of my money saving thoughts on the whole experience. A few of these tips may seem [...]

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Bye Bye Quicken Online, Hello Mint!

August 25, 2010

This is kinda old news, but Quicken Online is getting thrown into the dumpster in favor of its new gem Mint.com (which Intuit paid $170 MILLION dollars for last year and has a gaggle of hardcore fans – myself included). But while many of us love the trendy ol’ Mint, there are handfuls of those [...]

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The World’s Smallest Credit Card Charge

August 24, 2010

I did something last night that I’m not proud of. After all the talkin’ I’ve done about having cash in your pockets and always being prepared, I was caught with my pants down. And not in a good way. (Okay, well it wasn’t all that bad really – kinda funny actually! – but it’s definitely [...]

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The Splurging of Gift Cards :)

August 23, 2010

We finally did it! We used a good chunk of all those gift cards that were piling up over the years :)  I don’t know what got into us, but all of a sudden we REALLY got in the mood to shop.  And it felt GOOD!  (I seriously hadn’t been to a Target or TJ [...]

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How do you see your finances in a year?

August 20, 2010

I love the last pages of Money Mag & Fortune. They’re always something short and fun, which is perfect for my A.D.H.D. ;) And also great for blog post ideas! Which is where today’s Q comes from (September’s ed. of Money). They polled their readers asking ‘em how they think their investments will be lookin’ [...]

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