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in Budgeting, MYD-Budgeting

Budgeting For Dummies As Told By a Budgeting Dummy

I’m not that great with a budget. I’m good at portions of it, such as making sure all our expenses are paid and things of that nature, but after that I don’t see any real point in bothering with a budget. We’re already saving, right? Why keep budgeting once all that is cared for? To […] More
in How to Save Money

How I Bought My Brand New Car and Managed to Get A Dealership to do it All My Way

Not many people love the idea of shopping for a new vehicle. To be completely honest, it’s just not fun. Let’s not even get into the fact that no one loves a car salesman. No one loves to fill out paperwork and provide their phone number and email address to every single vulture on a […] More
in How to Save Money

Four Exceptionally Easy Ways to Save $1,000 This Year

The hardest part of anything is the part where you have to actually take action and get started. I promise you that I feel this way every single day. I linger over that first cup of coffee like it’s my business, not in the mood to get up and start getting ready an hour after […] More
in How to Make Money

Maximize Your Yard Sale Profits with These Invaluable Tips

I adore my neighborhood. It’s the place my husband and I dreamed of living from the time we were first dating almost 15 years ago. The houses are big and beautiful, the land is expansive, the community is just perfect all the time. What we love even more about it is that it’s a neighborhood […] More
in How to Save Money

How to Make Any Gift Seem More Expensive Without Spending A Fortune

This coming weekend is a celebratory weekend in our home. It’s our eleventh wedding anniversary; a very big one. Why? Because we think all our wedding anniversaries are big ones since we get to celebrate yet another year together that we get to have fun, do life and just experience all the things that are […] More
in How to Save Money

Style Secrets of the World’s Most Fashionable Women that Complement Any Budget

As someone who is a probable slave to fashion, and always has been, I adore shopping. I know that everyone has a different budget, and that not everyone can or wants to spend the money required to buy designer items. I love a challenge; finding a designer item on sale, finding something that is perfect […] More
in Real Estate

5 Ways To Get Your House Market Ready for Nothing

I am not a home selling expert. I am not a realtor; though I did get my real estate license when I was 19 and attempt to use it for a while before realizing that it was not for me at that age. In the interest of full disclosure here, I’ve also never once sold […] More
in How to Save Money

How I Save Hundreds of Dollars Every Year Making My House Smell Gorgeous

Sometimes my house smells less than beautiful. Nothing bothers me more than that. Since November 16, 2007 I have been unable to tolerate unpleasant smells. It was the day before I found out I was pregnant with our first child, but I knew with certainty that I was pregnant that morning when I got into […] More
in Budgeting

The Most Common Wedding Expenses Many Couples Overlook Making the Budget

It’s wedding season, lovebirds! Are you saying your vows in the coming weeks, or planning your wedding for this time next year? Really, it doesn’t matter when you’re getting married or when you are planning for your wedding to occur; you still have a wedding budget – big or small. You have to find a […] More
in Personal Finance

The Truth About the Lies You’re Telling Yourself About Your Financial Debts

I lie to myself every single day. It’s a terrible habit, I know. I like to think of myself as a fairly honest person (with the exception of some creative story telling when I don’t feel like being punched in the face for sharing my actual opinion) but I’m hardly ever honest with myself. I […] More
in How to Save Money

Four Simple Ways To Redecorate Your Home Without Spending A Dime

Rest assured that I am in no way a professional decorator or designer. In fact, I’m not even sure I have a natural eye for things of that nature. My home is, in my opinion, impeccably decorated; but only because I find décor I love on Pinterest and Instagram and literally order every single item […] More
in How to Save Money

Three Tricks To Clean Expensive Stains and Save Big Bucks

When life hands you lemons, you’re supposed to make lemonade. I, personally, use lemons all the time so I fail to see why people view them as a negative. They are wonderful in so many things, including cocktails; lemons are not bad. However, when you turn lemon to permanent marker and you view it in […] More

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