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Are All Warranties Warrented?

February 22, 2012
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I asked the wife what to blog about today cuz I was out of money ideas (it’s hard coming up with them every day! :)), and she told me to talk about warranties.  Which wasn’t the most exciting thing to hear if I’m being totally honest, haha, but I did realize I’ve never actually blogged [...]

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The 7 Most Hated Fees & Price Bumps

December 5, 2011
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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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Get Your Financial $tuff in One Sock!

November 7, 2011
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(Guest Post by Babs Wagner) I’m going in for surgery followed by a 6-week convalescence this month and I believe in the old adage, “plan for the worst, hope for the best.”  The best case is I enjoy the awesome post-surgical drugs, guilt my family into doing all the cooking and cleaning for 6 weeks, [...]

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I Finally Got Health Insurance!

September 12, 2011

Can you believe it? Only a couple weeks since blogging about how stupid I was too – I’m pretty impressed with myself ;) And also with the site a lot of y’all sent me to:  eHealth Insurance! By FAR the best (and quickest) thing I’ve done in quite some time, I was kinda shocked.  Especially [...]

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Health Insurance. Bleh.

August 22, 2011

If there’s one thing I still haven’t wrapped my head around w/ this whole self-employment stuff yet, it’s health insurance.  And for good measure (“good” as in keeping me from insanity, but “opposite of good” for staying ignorant about the whole damn thing ;)).  I don’t know what it is about it, but my brain [...]

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5 For Friday: What Car You Drivin’ Yo?

June 17, 2011

Let’s talk about cars today. What kinds you’re driving, what kinds of money you’re spending – all that good stuff. It’s been a while since I’ve shared the love for my Caddy (the last post wasn’t so hot) so this one’s for all you car lovers out there. Round 7 of Five For Friday starts [...]

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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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It’s Official: Our Employee Benefits Are Over

September 21, 2010
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I probably shouldn’t be blogging about this, but F it. It’s my blog and I can cry if I want to. All our benefits are going away!!! It seems our 4 year run of fun has finally come to a close and we’ll be acting like a real business now… I can’t say it’s all [...]

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Should People Be Penalized For Their Unhealthy Habits?

June 8, 2010

I saw this poll in Money Mag yesterday and thought it was an interesting one. I’ve had this discussion with friends in the past, but I still go back and forth on it :) Maybe you’re better at it? Here’s the question in its entirety, along w/ the results and the options people chose from [...]

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USAA Now Open To Non-Military Folk!

September 30, 2009

This is GREAT news for anyone who’s ever wanted to join USAA :) Consumerist “broke the news” on Monday (although one of my favorite twitterati, @AskJune_USAA, says it’s been around for a while?), and I checked out their site and indeed it’s true! The stars have aligned and USAA is now open to the general [...]

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