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How far have you come since 2012?!

April 5, 2019

Goooood Fridayyyyy! Had a fun comment posted on the blog this morning and it shot me down memory lane… Yo J Money. I’m a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA or Nurse Anesthetist). And I have to say IT’S THE BEST JOB I EVER HAD. I’m in the business to better lives and occasionally save a life so the work can be somewhat stressful at times. […]

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12 Excellent Money Hacks For Ya

April 4, 2019

My database of tips is filling up again, so time to pour them out! Here are a bunch of notes people have shot me in recent months to better help them speed up their savings or stay motivated… Maybe something here will spark joy in your wallets too? ;) ****** The Scoring System Hack My focus this year has been to really pay attention to […]

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Happy Money vs Unhappy Money

April 3, 2019

Following our posts last week on mental accounting, here’s another concept I recently came across that you’ll probably love or hate depending on how emotional/logical you are ;) (But you know me – I EAT THIS STUFF UP FOR BREAKFAST!) Happy Money vs Unhappy Money: “Happy Money makes people smile and feel loved and cared for deeply… It is in many ways an active form […]

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An idiot’s guide to money: Stop being broke, start building wealth

April 2, 2019

Morning, friends!! Hope your $$$’s going well so far this week! Got an interesting email/ebook to share with you that’ll hopefully get it on track if it’s been acting up :) It’s called “An idiot’s guide to money: Stop being broke, start building wealth,” and a link to download it (for free) can be found below… (it’s from a normal person just like you and […]

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Net Worth Report #134: $886,776.74 [+$8,778.54]

April 1, 2019

Happy Fool’s day!! Except for all of us who pay attention to our money! (HEYO!) Saw these stats come out from Experian, and while it looks like an epic prank it’s anything but: As of the the last quarter of 2018, consumer debt now totals a whopping $13.3 trillion With credit card debt coming in at $834 billion Mortgage debt totaling $9.4 trillion Personal loan […]

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15 of My Favorite Reads This Month ⭐

March 29, 2019

Happy Friyay! As we do here at the end of every month, here’s a brain dump of all my favorite reads collected over the weeks. Spanning everything from finance to housing to social media, kindness, minimalism, mindfulness and even pennies that were shot at in World War II saving a man’s life! Nothing but the most juiciest for you ;) And don’t forget we have […]

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More mental accounting forms: the “endowment effect” and “nudge theory”

March 28, 2019

So I found out there’s a term for what we were talking about the other day on treating your money differently depending on how you get it! It’s called “mental accounting” and apparently is a pretty popular thing, based on work by Nobel Prize recipient, Richard Thaler :) Here’s a description of it from Investopedia: Mental accounting refers to the tendency people have to separate […]

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Top 10 Highest-Paying Jobs With Low Stress

March 27, 2019

Looking for a new job? One that pays well without much stress? No problem – here’s a list of some of the best ones according to Money.com I just caught… Should be pretty easy to just go out and snag one, yeah? ;) (Stress tolerances ranked from 0-100, with the lower the number the less stressful the job is, per The Department of Labor’s O*NET […]

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New Book (and Giveaway): “Women with Money” by Jean Chatzky

March 26, 2019

Morning! Had a calendar item pop up to post about this today, and then realized what good timing it was coming off our post last week on women who earn more than their spouse!* This new book isn’t exactly focused on that, but after reading it I’m sure anyone who’s not already earning more will be at the end of it if they implement the […]

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Do you treat your money differently depending on how you get it?

March 25, 2019

Was thinking about the way I spend my money, and noticed how drastically I treat it depending on *how* exactly I come across it ;) For example: Money I get as gifts: Time to spend away!! And almost always towards *wants* vs needs and those things I’d never go out and buy for myself but deep down really want, haha… So basically – the best […]

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Some money jokes for impressing people 😂

March 22, 2019

Been a lot of serious finance talk on the blog this week, so thought we’d liven it up a bit today and pass along some classic jokes :) Starting with a few non-money ones that my wife recently dug up in her emails from a decade ago when I was trying to woo her over, haha…. AND IT WORKED!! So bookmark these bad boys for […]

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Do you make more than your spouse? How is it going for you??

March 21, 2019

Was looking over our finances yesterday, and realized that for the first time since knowing my wife she’s actually making more money than me! Hubba Hubba! The more she makes, the less I need to! Haha… but also the more household income = the more opportunities for everyone too. So score 1 for the Mrs. ;) And a pretty neat turn around from just a […]

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9 Questions to Ask Before Buying a House

March 20, 2019

Morning! So we’re three weeks into our house hunting journey now, and I gotta admit – I’m starting to come around to it more :) Between y’all’s emails of encouragement, and my wife’s desire to finally lay down roots in the city I love, I can feel the excitement bubbling inside of me as well. Even if it’s just to see how fast we can […]

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Would you ever bank with Amazon, Facebook or Google?

March 19, 2019

Caught this stat the other day and thought I’d get your opinion of it ;) 58% of Millennials would consider banking with Amazon, Facebook or Google if these tech giants enter the banking space HAH! Could you imagine?? As if they needed any more of our money (or time)!! But I missed the cut off of being a millennial and don’t even have a personal […]

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