January 2010

Why I Love Mint.com – And You Should Too

*This is not a compensated review.  I am a Mint.com user.* How do I love Mint.com, let me count the ways… For most people (not me) dealing with finances is a pain in the tush.  Very few people really enjoy checking up on their money every single day.  Mint is designed with both the number [...]

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Don’t Be the Barrier to Your Success!

Every time I think that you’re on the cusp of becoming extremely successful in something you’re working on, you stop doing it.  What is making you scared of success?  ~ Jules Those are the words that have been ringing in my head since yesterday at our girls’ only tea gathering.  They have given me pause [...]

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What if You Were Laid Off Today?

Since Mark’s layoff in 2007 and starting this blog in 2008, I have spent what amounts to actual weeks of my life budgeting and cutting expenses.  I’ve clipped coupons, made our own laundry detergent, replaced our old light bulbs with CFLs, worn layers and used extra blankets in the winter, and kept windows open and [...]

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Indoor Family Fun for Snow Days

This is a repost from last January.  This past weekend we got our first snowfall of the year!  In Georgia that’s BIG BIG NEWS.  Snow days are much more active than normal cold days because the kiddos want to be outside until their fingers are too cold and their clothes too muddy to go any [...]

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NFCC Initiative – $mart Money Choices = A Brighter Future

I just received this announcement in my email and thought I’d share it with you.  I’m not a big fan of credit counseling services because so many of them seem to just want you to stop making all of your payments and screw yourself financially in order to set up payment plans 6 months later [...]

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