Important Traits to Look for Before Investing in a Business
If you have some extra money either because of careful savings or from an inheritance, you may be thinking about how you can make the money earn an income. You may be considering investing in a good...
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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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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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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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You don’t think you need insurance until…
This post isn’t really a, “fun” one to write, but it’s one that comes from my heart. Thankfully not all of these situations happened to me, but they have happened to close friends and family and so...
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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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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University-Worth the Money?
So I’ve sort of been a financial nerd for most of my life. As a kid I saved my birthday money, as a teen I saved my babysitting money and as an adult I blog about personal finance. I geek out reading...
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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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