Category: Budgets
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A Birthday on a Budget
Recently my son turned one. And, while I absolutely know that there is no way he will ever remember it or really care, I decided that he needed to have a birthday party to celebrate this momentous occasion. It was only as I sat down with my husband to start making plans for this little…
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How to Change a Flight
3 hours spent talking to Delta and Orbitz left me with some valuable information on how best to make changes to an airline reservation.
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It’s Birthday Season!
A few years ago, I recounted the tragic tale of how I “accidentally” spent almost $450 on my daughter’s birthday party – an event that was held in my backyard – to celebrate her turning 2. At the time, I vowed how I’d never go overboard with a child’s birthday party again. Liar, liar, pants on fire.…
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What’s Better Than Ice Cream? Free Ice Cream!
As a high school student, my husband Matt took a job with Baskin Robbins and their famous 31 flavors, a job that was great for the wallet, bad for the waist. He told me the following tale of inventive frugality from his time there: One hot Las Vegas summer day a customer walked into the…
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The J-Lo Principle for Unexpected Expenses
Instead of looking ahead to each new month with clinging hopes that nothing goes wrong, look ahead with the expectation that those somethings will be coming by to visit. Be prepared to welcome them at the door with tea and biscuits. It’s much less stressful when you know they’ll be coming.
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How the Rich Roll
Sensationalism is entertaining. Perhaps that is why so many people cling to the images of millionaires spending beau coup bucks in outrageous ways and think that that is how the rich really behave. The truth is that high net-worth individuals do spend, save and accumulate their money differently than the average Joe and Joan, just…