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Does America Hate Money?

January 25, 2012

That was the subject line of an email a reader just sent in ;) At 3:30 a.m. Haha… I think he was bit perturbed. Here’s the rest of the email below: I just opened my hotel bill today and I was shocked to see all the added taxes that were added on my bill. Now [...]

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Help a Reader: “I Made a Really Awful Decision.”

January 4, 2012

This is a tough one, indeed. Here’s the email I got from a fellow reader of BudgetsAreSexy. Take a gander, and then leave your thoughts/advice below? Thanks! I’m a real pickle, and my Google skills do not have me any closer to solving it. :) I made a really awful decision. At 21 I walked [...]

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We Now Have to Pay 5 Cents Per Bag…

January 2, 2012

And I’ve already gotten suckered into it TWICE on opening day! (This new tax went into effect Sunday, the 1st of the year. Kinda like my free Wendy frosties too, only that one doesn’t require me to bring my own cups!) Jeesh… I remember when the bag trend hit DC a cple years back, where [...]

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How I Lost A Fortune Getting Out of Debt

December 22, 2011

(Guest Post by Todd R. Tresidder — A great guy with a rather interesting take on his self-proclaimed “mistake” — I don’t know if I’d call it that, but how do YOU see it?) I thought it was a smart move, but I guess I still had a few things to learn. The plan seemed [...]

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The Green Bay Packers Go Up For Sale and I Almost Fall For It.

December 7, 2011

For anyone following the sick nasty Packers this season, they’re not only stompin’ everyone on the football field, but they’re now giving *anyone* a chance to OWN a part of their team as well! That’s right, as of yesterday afternoon YOU too can own a piece of your very own NFL team :) Woop Woop! [...]

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The 7 Most Hated Fees & Price Bumps

December 5, 2011

I was dozing off to Money magazine last night (cuz it was 3 a.m., not cuz it was boring! haha…) and one of the blurbs was on the their readers’ most hated fees and price bumps – which of course snapped me right back up ;) Who doesn’t love to complain with their fellow man [...]

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Your Mission This Weekend: FIX Something

December 2, 2011

[UPDATE: I called Comcast and within 18 mins got my bill lowered by $35/mo!! WOO! That's $400 a year of savings! Your turn :)] So I’ve been a naughty little budgeter lately, and haven’t dealt with something that’s been driving me BONKERS: Fixing our cable bill! I’m too ashamed to admit how longs it’s been [...]

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Do You “Spend it if it’s there?”

November 10, 2011

I’ve had a few people bring up that phrase lately, and it’s all rather fascinating to me. Cuz in all honestly, I have no idea what that means! Haha… like, I just don’t get it? If you have access to easy money, you have a better chance of spending it?? You can’t control buying things [...]

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Why Credit Cards Are Like One Night Stands

November 8, 2011

(Guest Post by Martin of Studenomics) Have you ever woken up feeling like complete $hit after a shopping spree? You realize that you spent so much money that you simply didn’t have. You have a room full of crap with no way of figuring out how you’re going to pay for all of this stuff. [...]

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I Paid 25 Cents For The Toilet And I Liked it.

September 9, 2011

(As sung by Katie Perry. The Remix.) Haha… seriously though, I paid 25 cents to use the bathroom in Santa Monica last week! How crazy is that? I thought the only times you had to worry about getting jacked at restrooms were at trucker stops? ;) And also Europe. (Oh! And Korea too – I [...]

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