January 2011

True Life: I Live in a Hotel

January 31, 2011

(Guest Post by Fabulously Broke – who is living my dream of hotel living!) The questions I get asked the most when people find out that I live in a hotel, are: How do you do it? And, What’s it like?. A lot of people have a misconception that a hotel is a single room [...]

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Side Hustle Fail: Working a Phonathon

January 28, 2011

(Guest Post by Mrs. BudgetsAreSexy) My name is Mrs. Budgetsaresexy, and I used to hustle as a Phonathon Associate. A few caveats on this side gig: 1) I only lasted in the job for a short period of time; 2) I was in college at the time (“I was only experimenting, Mom!”); and 3) I [...]

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Score One For The Little Guy.

January 27, 2011

(Guest Post by fellow reader Grant) Six months ago the tax man came looking for $7,000 and change and this week he left, empty-handed. What’s the story? It’s a good one, but one that gives a valuable lesson when dealing with state governments and requests for money from tax returns long ago. In July I [...]

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I Threw Away Over $250 Last Quarter

January 26, 2011

(Guest Post by Sarah L) As a junior in college studying Business with a Finance concentration, and a double minor in Economics and Psychology, I’m pretty conscious of my spending habits. In fact, I prided myself on my budgeting skills and helping my friends develop conscious spending plans for themselves. That is, until my friend [...]

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5 Personal Finance Lessons We Can Learn from the Miami Heat

January 25, 2011

(Guest Post by Stu at Pennywise 2 Pennyworth) The Miami Heat have already had an up and down year. They struggled to start the season, and of late have come to dominate their opponents. I’ve been following them a little more closely ever since Lebron uttered the words “I’m takin’ my talents to South Beach.” [...]

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What Your Date’s Credit Card Says About His Personality (and His Bank Account)

January 24, 2011

(Tongue and cheek Guest Post by the folks at Nerd Wallet – aka their “Guide to (potentially unfair) snap judgments based solely on credit card choices”) It’s crunch time. Dinner is digesting, and you slowly reach for your wallet in case he has the audacity to suggest going Dutch. An awesome wave of relief washes [...]

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35 Things NOT to do When Ordering Delivery

January 21, 2011

(Guest Post/Rant by Brandi) The following is a list of things to consider the next time you decide to order delivery from a local restaurant (some are money related, and some are not — but all are true!): We can’t get you your food if you give us the wrong address… Porch lights work wonders. [...]

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And the 10-Day road trip starts…. now!

January 20, 2011

Wooooo! The first business/personal/business trip of the year! As you can tell I don’t waste any time with my new found freedom ;) A new year, a new adventure, baby! This is what the next 10 days will look like: Part I: Milwaukee – The Prepping Our journey starts in Milwaukee where I fly in [...]

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The Financial Personalities of Our Family

January 19, 2011

Kristina from Dinks Finance had a cool article the other day on the different financial personalities of her family, and it got me to stop and reflect a bit on my own darling little loved ones. I thought I’d copy her and share the inner-most dark secrets of my family now too ;) Only they’re [...]

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State Farm Giveaway: GPS & Road Safety Kit!

January 18, 2011

There has been no shortage of giveaways lately, but this one is totally AWESOME! Random, but awesome ;) I gotta keep my peeps happy, right? And nothing says I Love You like a box of FREE stuff – haha…. especially stuff that can potentially save your life one day. So listen up! We’re partnering with [...]

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