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October 2011

Lost a Grandmother, Gained an Inheritance

October 10, 2011

I don’t really know how to start this post, other than to say I really miss my grandma. Even though she’s been gone for a few months now, I’m constantly reminded of my grandparents w/ all the pictures I have up around the house. Specifically on the top of my drawers – one of the [...]

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The Winner of the $500 Bucket List Giveaway!

October 8, 2011

WOW did we have good turn out!  800+ Entries when all was tallied up  – so glad you enjoyed this :)  After hours of going through them all (honestly – took over 2 1/2 to make sure you all got your entries okay!), I am proud to announce the Budgets Are Sexy Bucket List Giveaway [...]

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5 For Friday: How Frugal ARE You?

October 7, 2011

(***Warning*** Do not blast video at work – unless it’s okay to scream “bitch” a lot? ;) Also don’t watch if you get offended easily by being frugal. Which we all are to some degree!) It’s Friday, homies!!  Rejoice!  I thought we’d get back to our 5 For Fridays again, with a focus this time [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Storage Wars, Cars and Hangovers

October 7, 2011

Time to share the love! Here are some of my fave blog posts/videos/websites around this week. Check them out – maybe you’ll find a new favorite? :) We’ll start with the sites: Make Love Not Debt (Not a new site, but new to me!) Life of Justin (Exploring life after cubicle) And now the articles/videos/eye-candy: [...]

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Net Worth Update: $204,762.73 (Down $15Gs… *vomit*)

October 6, 2011

Wow.  That’s a lot of red!  And a lot of stuff out of my control too – at least that’s somewhat comforting ;) Can’t do much about the craziness of the market, can we?  Just gotta keep pushing through w/ the plan, and doing our best to keep our heads up and workin’ toward that [...]

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I Don’t Want Your Free LED Pen.

October 5, 2011

So I’m back from the amazingly BRILLIANT Financial Blogger Conference this weekend – which was nothing short than *heaven* for me, I got to see my online family for the first time in 3+ years! And you all voted me the winner of FIVE Blogger trophies!!! THANK YOU so much!!! – and now that we’re [...]

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Anyone a SHOPAHOLIC? They’re casting for a new show.

October 4, 2011

(Got this in a press release — Anyone fit the bill? If so I want 10% ;)) =========================================================== From the producer of OBSESSED, we’re seeking SHOPAHOLICS for a new series for a major cable network! Do you or someone you know shop to excess? Are you addicted to shopping? Do you spend all your time [...]

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How Have Your Finances Changed Since The Downturn?

October 4, 2011

I’m currently up in the high skies, unfortunately forced to fly United again (no word on whether I’ll be getting charged $75 again for nothing) and for the first time ever I picked up an issue of Time Mag. Granted, it was their special “Money” issue that caught my attention and lured me into picking [...]

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Financial Planning: Don’t Be a Tool

October 3, 2011

(Guest Post by Babs Wagner) Everyone in the financial advice biz tells you to make plans to achieve your financial goals.  I’ve made a few plans myself, but rarely followed them.  I finally stopped planning and budgeting about a decade ago. Even so, in a couple of months I’ll achieve my goal of leaving the [...]

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This Week’s Giveaway: TWO $25 Amazon Cards

October 3, 2011

Hope you all had a great weekend :) Another Monday has arrived, which means another giveaway over at GiveawaysAreSexy.com! This week’s is brought to you by my boy PT Money, who just launched his new part-time money podcast. If you’d like to get your hands on $50 worth of Amazon cards, be sure to enter! [...]

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