Archive: Money Money

• Feb 08, 2011

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  24 Simple Ways to Save Money

  Americans and spending. Sometimes it makes you want to cry at how we’re trading our lives to work so we can buy more stuff! I should know. I have almost $20K in debt myself as we speak and that doesn't include my car. Thank goodness I don't also have a mortgage! Here are some dismal...
  
  

• Jan 07, 2011

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  taking action update jan 7, 2011

  Every Friday, I take a moment to reflect what I’ve accomplished over the last week. If you’d like to see what I have accomplished so far, take a look at my Taking Action posts. Wrote 4 new posts including this one. After neglecting my finances for 3 years, I started a brand new file for...
  
  

• Jan 04, 2011

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  Wednesday ONLY! free book teaches how to live ‘debt free for life’

  You may or may not have heard about David Bach. He’s the author of those Finish Rich books that talk about the “Latte Factor”. If you haven’t heard about this, you should probably pick up one of his books. They are usually pretty easy and quick reads. I read Smart Couples Finish Rich several years...
  
  

• Jan 03, 2011

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  the new years un-resolution

  Let’s face it, New Year’s resolutions rarely work. The year always starts out with the best intentions but they usually don’t last more than a month or two at most. Why is this? Because the pain of changing is greater than the pain of not changing! That’s right. The reason we create a resolution in...
  
  

• Dec 30, 2010

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  pay off your debt in one year??

  Back in January, I discovered the blog of a local girl here in Denver who had just begun a Spending Fast for one year. For the entire year of 2010, she was only allowed to spend money on needs. No wants. I loved following her blog all year and while I did not personally go...
  
  

• Dec 20, 2010

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  budget not always the best way to manage your money

  I’m not going to lie, I haven’t been managing our money very well. I keep saying I’m going to put us on a budget and pay off our debt, but I think I’ve probably been saying that for far longer than I care to remember. But then I think to myself, “I’ve been good lately,...
  
  

• Oct 22, 2010

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  beaches and debt elimination

  Ok, I’ve been talking about this for a long time. Probably a few years now and I’m sure my friends and family are tired of hearing about it. And I keep finding excuses to put it off. Well THIS weekend I am finally going to make a plan to get out of debt, save money...