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April 2011

10 Things I’m Grateful For Today

April 8, 2011

Wow yesterday’s post was juicy! You mix in kids and child support (and ex’s), and it turns into one helluva  discussion ;)  And is *exactly* why I love blogging so much! It’s YOUR personal stories and advice that really gets us to stop and consider each other’s perspectives. It’s what makes personal finance, “personal!”   So [...]

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Help a Reader: Child Support Taking All Our Money!

April 7, 2011

So yeah, don’t even know where to start on this one :) Don’t have any kids of my own yet, and haven’t a clue about child support and how exactly all that stuff works out. All I know is it makes me sad.  Mainly for the kids, but also for their wallets.  60% is a [...]

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PS: Extreme Couponing is Back on TV Tonight!

April 6, 2011

Remember the other month when I caught that extreme couponing special and was shocked outta my wits? And then I blogged about it and we had a nice little discussion going all day long? Well TLC greenlit an entire 12 show series on it that premieres tonight!!! If you’re around the tube at 9pm EST, [...]

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Who likes Coupons? Who likes $50 Gift Cards?

April 6, 2011

Not you?  Oh okay, then click away… But if you DO like $50 gift cards and/or coupons and/or awesome giveaways from Budgets Are Sexy, then this post is for you! That’s right, we’re partnering with MyCoupons.com on this fine hump day to share our love for couponing and all things free! Huzzah! My Coupons has [...]

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Net Worth Voyeurism: $221,941.10 (Down $1,300)

April 5, 2011

Whelp – there goes my 9 month record of positive increases! And to think it was all because I loaned my friend that $5,000 last month ;) Technically, as long as I get all that money back, we’re really UP about $500 and change! But until it’s back safely in my account again we gotta [...]

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When does “bargaining” become “taking advantage of?”

April 4, 2011

I woke up this morning feeling pretty bad about something. You’re going to laugh your a$$ off when I tell you what it is, but I really can’t help what pops in my head ;)  You just never know what you’re gonna get with that brain of mine sometimes! Haha…  Okay, so here’s what came [...]

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A Million Dollars is a Million Dollars (Is a Million Dollars)

April 1, 2011

Welcome to Friday! We had a pretty intense week of crazy freakin’ stories here at Budgets Are Sexy, so today I refuse to get into anything deep ;)  In fact, let’s start out with a joke! (You can find more of them here too, btw, there were some pretty good ones) A tour guide was [...]

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Swear Jar Update ;)

April 1, 2011

Wanna guess how many naughty words I’ve uttered these last two weeks? 15! Haha… I swear I’m getting better at it though :)  I’m catching myself left and right now!  Looks like church will have a nice little offering here once this Lent sacrifice is over.  And it kinda feels good cleaning out my mouth [...]

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