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Money Management

Why I Was Fatter When My Finances Sucked

May 3, 2012
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(Guest post by Agatha K, The Fun Money Nerd) I’m 33 years old. And I weigh 25 pounds less than I did at age 23. WTF?!? I’m not saying I was fat at age 23, but I always thought I’d gain weight as I got older. I figured nature would start taking its course…that I’d [...]

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From Eviction to Vacation in 10 Months

April 19, 2012
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(Guest Post by Tom Meitner) It’s October 2010. My beautiful new wife and I are sharing sandwiches for lunch while sitting in a purple VW Bug. The air conditioning is blasting cool air on our skin, and we are quietly staring out the windshield at the edge of a small, obscure beach on the northwest [...]

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Why You May Be Poor…

April 18, 2012

‘CUZ YOU KEEP SPENDING MORE THAN YOU SAVE!! So stop doing it :)  

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What Would You Do With $1,001?

April 13, 2012
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My boy Ramit is giving away $1,001 to a lucky winner in a couple of weeks – as a “social experiment” – so I thought I’d help him out by asking you all what YOU would do w/ the money if you happened to win it yourself?  And the odds you’d actually *stick to it* [...]

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A 50 Year Financial Game Plan

April 2, 2012
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If you’ve ever wondered how much money you should have saved up at certain points of your life, the new issue of Money Mag gives you a nice snapshot :) They had a whole feature recently on how you should be saving your money throughout different life stages you’re at (so your money will last [...]

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5 Unique Money Personalities (Which Are You?)

March 7, 2012
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I just got finished reading through this DOPE article by Bridget on money personalities, and the first thing I thought was that I had to share it with y’all!  A) Cuz she totally MADE THEM UP late one night, and they’re so freakin’ on point!, and b) Cuz I know y’all get as giddy as [...]

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Do One Small Thing, Then Do Another

March 1, 2012
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(Guest Post by “Babs” Wagner) By now, we’re well enough into 2012 that everyone who made a New Year’s resolution has sorted themselves into one of two groups.  The first is the miniscule group of folks who kept their resolutions (God bless all three of you overachievers!).  The second group is the extremely large number [...]

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Why A Million Dollars Should Be Laughed At

February 9, 2012
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(Guest Post by Corey) If you know anything about Budgets are Sexy, you know that J Money is well on his way toward a million dollars. Not only does he have 83 people in his Million Dollar Club, but he also gives regular updates on his net worth. If either of these two things doesn’t [...]

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What if You Could Live Off 50% of Your Pay?

January 31, 2012
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I’ve had this post halfway drafted in my inbox for longer than a year now, and I think it’s about time to put it out there,  haha… That’s what happens I suppose when you have 120+ ideas sitting in there :) But yeah – can you imagine if you lived off only 50% of your [...]

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Help a Reader: “My Husband and I Spend Differently!”

January 18, 2012
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I think a lot of you may be able to relate to this one ;)  I know I’ve dated plenty of people in my past who spent, or saved, differently than myself at the time.  It never got to a point where it made a difference (cuz we of course split up), but when you’re [...]

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