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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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Stocking Stuffers Almost Broke My Budget

Mark and I hit a couple of stores yesterday to pick up 3 or 4 things on our list that we weren’t able order online. I am REALLY proud of us for having a shopping budget this year (for the first time ever!) and really working hard to stick to it. Believe it or not, [...]

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Frugal Thanksgiving: Make Due or Don’t Make It At All

It’s going to happen.  You know it is.  You’re going to be up to your elbows in cooking dinner tomorrow and realize you forgot that key ingredient to a dish on your menu.  Ut oh!  Time to send someone on  a mad dash to the corner store, Wal-Mart, or whatever is open on Thanksgiving day.  [...]

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We’re NOT Enablers!

As parents, we have a lifetime of moments to, not only live our beliefs, but to teach them to our children. Sometimes we fail. Sometimes we succeed. Other times, we succeed BY failing. Last week was just one of those moments. YL19 called Mark from college. As all college aged offspring (not children, because they’re [...]

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Worried about the Economy?

I am not the first person, nor the last, to weigh in on my worries over the economy and the direction it’s heading. I watch the news and read the paper and do my best not to get caught up in the panic. I think that the economy is going into the toilet. Furthermore, I [...]

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