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Gen Y Finances: Determining When To Spend and When to Save
This one may seem obvious but it actually took me several years to figure out. Of course, part of this was getting over the myriad things I could buy when I had my first paycheck and no financial responsibilities. Every weekend I would get a ride to the local flee market and find cheap trinkets…
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Femme Economics: Splurges that Make Sense
I recently talked about how pedicures don’t seem worth it to me these days and actually, most things don’t, especially when it comes to beauty. In fact mostly I try to tell you not to buy anything and at least nothing that’s not already used. But that’s so un-fun of me, so I’m here to…
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Clicking Without Consuming: Five Parenting Sites That Hawk Information Instead of Junk
One of the best things about the Internet is that it’s free, at least for the user. Yet so many of the sites directed towards parents–not to mention kids– are little more than virtual shopping malls. Especially when my daughter was an infant, I spent an ungodly amount of time searching the Internet for useful…
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Your Money at Work on the Shifting Careers blog at NYTimes.com
‘œNothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.’ ‘“ Thomas J. Watson Marci Alboher, the Shifting Careers columnist for The New York Times, invited me to post again about work and money. The topic this time: Are Personal Finances the Boss’s Business?…
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A Summer of Money Misery
It’s a little difficult to write about money when your finances are in a shambles. Which is to say: hi! I’m back. I have no more savings, but no new debt, and sometimes you have to take the victories where you can. So, here is what I spent on my summer vacation… Car – the…
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Price & Value: Store Brands vs. Name Brands
I have to say that for me, what determines the buying of store or name brand are two fold: 1. I consider price – this would include any coupons that I may have that may bring the name brand down lower than the store brand based on unit size. If I don’t have a coupon,…
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The Mommy Economy: A Review of The Feminine Mistake
‘œMotherhood is a state of being, not a job description.’ ‘“ Sara Nelson When I announced to one of my sisters that Jeanine and I plan to work full time after the baby is born (we’re adopting a newborn boy and he arrives in December!), she asked, ‘œWhat’s the point of having children if you’re…
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Self-Employment Taxes – Things You Must Know
If you are already self-employed or just launching out on your own, taxes can be one of the most intimidating items, especially if all you’ve previously known is a simply W-2 from an employer. If you leave a cushy corporate job for self-employment, the first tax year is the trickiest. You may have…
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Ten Money Questions for Anne Stockwell
Most recently, Anne Stockwell ruled gay LA as the Editor in Chief of The Advocate. She’s also one of the founders of MoneyPants.com. Anne is a talented writer with a side interest in money. Writer! Money! Needless to say, I have an enormous crush on her. What’s not to love? To titillate my fancy, she…
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Our money is as good as everyone else’s money
We’ve all had it happen to us. You’re in a store or restaurant and you see the bemused stare, the two clerks across the room looking at you, whispering and giggling or, worst of all, the dreaded, sneering ‘œhave a nice day sir.’ There’s a certain type of person and a certain segment of society…
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