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I'm a big fan of Dave Ramsey's stupid tax idea . At some point, even the savviest and most frugal money manager will do something stupid that ends up costing money. I like calling this the stupid tax because it removes any sense that you need...
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As of Thursday, May 23, 2013, my student loan is officially vanquished! To pay this bad boy off, I sent a double payment (a little over $1200) electronically last Monday to wipe my debt slate completely clean (except for our mortgage). I chewed my fingernails...
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Picture of an automobile I could realistically imagine J trying to talk me into buying/restoring courtesy of the unfortunately-named Fornax . It is full spring now, which means J and I have been hit with the home improvement bug. We have been planting...
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Image courtesy of Ralpharama You may recall my previous complaints and hand-wringing over dealing with our cable company, Comcast. My most recent conversation with Comcast made it clear that we could save something like $50-$60 per month if we were to...
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I LOVE it when a recognized authority backs up my secretly held convictions. Earlier this month, Jayson Lusk, who holds the illustrious title of "Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University"...
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Apparently, living through a major economic downturn is enough to change money habits in young people. Who woulda thunk it? The website SaveUp , which works to help motivate people to save rather than spend their money, just put together a report on the...
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One of the universal truths about rushing to get to the airport because of an emergency is that you are bound to forget something. Murphy's Law dictates that whatever you forget will be of the utmost importance and difficult to replace. In our case...
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Image courtesy of Dave Winer You may recall that I recently discovered that J and I could save ourselves somewhere in the range of $60 per month if we cancel our cable. We are exhibiting classic symptoms of addiction at this point, because we have not...
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Image courtesy of Wikimedia Foundation Continuing on topics suggested by readers, I'm going to be writing today about how I handle freelance budgeting, including taxes, time, invoicing, etc. Thanks to my friends Erika and Madaline for suggesting this...
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I lived without cable for quite some time. As my dear friend Megan once put it, "Let me get this straight: I give the cable company money, and they take away my free time. How is this a good deal?" Then, somehow, J and I became cable subscribers...
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