Spending

Unfrugal Weekend

It was Back To School Shopping weekend for us. YL10 is the easiest to please. She declared that she had “outgrown” the Tinkerbell, Disney Princesses, and Hello Kitty phase. Instead, she was all about some monkey and just pretty flowy clothes. She loved everything and was tickled when I offered her a blue jean blazer [...]

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There’s Nothing Thawed For Dinner!

You never want to hear the phrase “There’s nothing thawed for dinner” 30 minutes before dinner time. But, that’s exactly what Mark said to me yesterday afternoon. I never realized how deep our Money Conditioning really runs until yesterday afternoon. I immediately started calculating the amount of money we had left in the budget. Mark [...]

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Small Victories – Children and Money

As I discussed last week, YM10 spends most of his time in a different spending environment than the rest of our children. This has presented some serious challenges to the way he relates to money when he’s with us. Since it’s finally our two weeks with him (the first time we’ve ever had my girls [...]

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If You Know You’re Broke, STOP SPENDING

My co-workers are excited about the book I’m writing. They all want to talk about my process and my ideas. I think it’s fabulous to receive such instant feedback, but some of the conversations it has prompted have blown my mind. In the break room yesterday, I was speaking with a woman who is in [...]

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10 Ways To Reduce Spending Painlessly

Where Can You Reduce Spending Without Pain? This is the first question that many people ask when they realize they need to get their financial acts together. Just like with dieting, when you drastically alter your lifestyle to reduce spending, the changes will not last. You’ll get tired of having to sacrifice and go back [...]

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