Life and Finance Along the Way
From the category archives:
“Where the turf meets the surf” is the tag-line for the local Del Mar Race Track. This past week was opening day and as tradition goes, they have a hat contest with some pretty unique (and outrageous) entries.
I have no desire to watch horses (or any animal) race but it’s a unique San Diego event [...]
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The subtitle of a recent AARP article is “Spending is out, simplicity’s in. Why the nation’s thriftiest people are also the happiest”. This isn’t a story about middle class people giving up lattes and recreational shopping.
Instead the subjects are members of Jeff Yeager’s miser advisor network surveyed when he wrote The Cheapskate Next Door . These are people who [...]
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The sessions at the Savvy Blogging Summit July 8-10th were incredible. I learned so much that I want to apply to this blog that it’s taken this long to start to figure out where to begin. You might notice gradual changes in the next few months as I get through the list.
Last week’s recap included [...]
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When drafting your zero-based budget (you have one, right?) you most likely included discretionary items. These are the things you could cut out if push came to shove.
I know my budget isn’t as lean and mean as possible but believe including these extras, some might call them luxuries, help me follow the plan.
Pedicure
During the open-toe [...]
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July 18, 2009 was the day of my first blog post and this site. The party started with giveaways earlier in the month but it’s not too late to get in on the celebration.
Cheryl@ MommyPants won the 4 GB thumb drive and Lethea won the first copy of Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. There are [...]
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