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How To Prevent Lifestyle Inflation

{ Posted on Mar 12 2010 by admin }
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So, I’m moving soon. And I’m moving into a neighborhood that has a significantly higher “lifestyle” than my current neighborhood. And gosh darn it if I haven’t read ever smart money book that explains how you spend like those around ...Read More »

Staying Motivated While Busting Debt

{ Posted on Mar 11 2010 by admin }
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For many of us, the battle to get out of debt is a long one, taking many months or years. I’m 15 months into my journey now, and I have about four more months to go. Right now I’m having a ...Read More »

Hasta La Vista, Visa!

{ Posted on Mar 09 2010 by admin }
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I just closed two paid-off Visa accounts. One has an annual fee of $75, so I can practically feel the money back in my pocket. We had kept this card around a long time because it was linked ...Read More »

Every Day I’m Hustling!

{ Posted on Mar 06 2010 by admin }
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Remember how I said we’re implementing a full-blown, whole-hog hustling program around my house? Well, it’s working. I had projected almost no income for February for my small business, and only a few hundred dollars of writing income. It ended up ...Read More »

Gleaning Update

{ Posted on Mar 04 2010 by admin }
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A few weeks ago I posted about my first experiences with the gleaning co-op that I have joined which resulted in many interesting questions. I thought I’d drop in and update you about how it’s going, how it’s affecting our ...Read More »

Home Loans For The Self Employed? Good Luck

{ Posted on Mar 02 2010 by admin }
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Back in 2006, getting a mortgage to buy a home was about as easy as buying a tub of butter. Except, well, you actually had to PAY for the tub of butter upfront, whereas you could get a loan for ...Read More »

Talking about debt

{ Posted on Feb 26 2010 by admin }
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Here from CNN Money? Make sure to subscribe!. Also, if you have a few hours and want to start from the beginning of my story in January of 2007, here’s my very first post. Grab some coffee. Very few people like ...Read More »

I ate better when I was broke

{ Posted on Feb 23 2010 by admin }
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I stepped on the scale this weekend, and the results were not pretty. 199.8 lbs. Yikes. Now, I don’t consider myself “fat” but I’ve gained 15 lbs since last summer, and I’m not happy about it. I was thinking about my food ...Read More »

Stop Acting Rich

{ Posted on Feb 17 2010 by admin }
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I’m about 3/4 the way through “Stop Acting Rich” by the same author of “The Millionaire Next Door“, Thomas Stanley. The good news is that for the most part, my consumption and spending habits match exactly with the frugal millionaires (or ...Read More »

Moving to Portland, OR

{ Posted on Feb 11 2010 by admin }
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Being engaged is a strange place in life. You’re no longer just “dating” and yet, you’re not yet married. It’s a heck of a lot of waiting. Waiting to move (more on this). Waiting to live together (til after we are hitched). Waiting for ...Read More »
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