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Condo assessments right after Christmas = Annoyed owners
Today I wrote a check for $500 to our condo association. The item I’m receiving in return? a fan to vent the dryer’s exhaust (hot air) to the front of our building. Am I super excited about it? No! But...
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5 frugal activities I’m entertaining myself with during the #blizzard15
image: WeatherChannel.com “The weather is getting worse by the minute”, says NBC4 in NYC. Thankfully my employer let non-essential staff go home today at 4pm, to avoid the bulk of the snow and bad...
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I lost my financial groove and I’m stuck
Sunday morning Eric and I were having a conversation about our future. Basically I told him that I’ve felt, “stuck” lately and I’m not sure where I’m going with my life. To, “boil it down”, I’ve been...
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Would you move to cut your mortgage in half?
When I was paying off my student loan debt I felt, “stuck” and, “broke”. I worried I’d never dig myself out of the hole that I’d made and I felt frustrated a lot. When finally submitted that final...
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Where have you been? and BIG news!
Hi friends. You may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quite for the past few months (apologies!). I think I was having a “3-decade crisis” (is that real, I have no idea?). I was feeling like I was at...
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A Wedding costs HOW MUCH?!?!
On March 8th the love of my life proposed to me (aww). On May 9th, we announced the engagement to our excited friends and family. My mom was smiling from ear to ear and my grandfather joked, “It’s...
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It’s official: My step-dad just retired
This weekend Eric and I traveled up to Maine to celebrate my step-dad’s retirement. My step-sisters and I had been planning a surprise retirement party for him for the last few months, so I was pretty...
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My parents want to help pay for my wedding. Should I let them?
#firstworldproblems, right? First of all I should start by saying that Eric and I are thrilled to be engaged! After dating for 6 years, we know each other really well and feel that we’re ready to make...
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With the school year wrapping up, and most of us getting excited for the warmer weather, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we’re going to budget for the, “summer” months. Many of us make a, “holiday...
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6 Ways to Spend You Stimulus Check & 3 Ways You Shouldn’t
A lot of folks just got a stimulus check in the mail. If you are one of them and you’re wondering how you should spend that new found money here are a few ideas. Do1-Pay outstanding bills. A lot of...
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