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  • Weekend Entrepreneur: As Seen On TV

    There is a whole website devoted to the tag line: As Seen On TV. It’s probably not the best website to check out when working to stay on a budget. I found it while reading about the new blog Michelle Anton, co-author of Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash, recently began writing.…

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    Adam

  • Finances Troubling You? Admit the Truth

    A number of weeks ago I watched Suze Orman on the Oprah show. She addressed a number of people in the audience head on with no holds barred truth. These were people who were struggling with everything from dodging creditors because they couldn’t make payments to facing the wrath of a mortgage payment that was…

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    Paula

  • WWYD: Buy Temporary Jeans, or Wait Until Old Ones Fit Again?

    If I don’t exercise regularly, I pack on pounds. It’s a fact of life as certain as death and taxes. I’m just one of those people who easily goes up or down in weight depending on activity level. Now because I changed my workout routine to include more weight lifting and less cardio, I’ve experienced…

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    John

  • The First Student Loan Payment

    I made the first payment against my student loans this week. My grace period is up and the first payment was due December 1. If I don’t make pay down aggressively, I’ll be making my last payment in 25 years. I’ll be 47. My mother is 47. As I have not even been alive for…

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    Melissa

  • Earning an MBA beyond US borders

    ‘œAll the world is a laboratory to the inquiring mind.’ ‘“ Martin H. Fischer I’ve often wondered who has the time and money to get their MBA. I’m not alone in pondering the ROI when it comes to business school as noted by John in his post. The verdict is still out on its value…

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    Nina

  • Queercents Family Values: What Will You Teach Your Child About Money?

    What are your values? How about your financial values? Are they queer? Or just, you know, sensible? I’ve been thinking a lot, during these sleepless nights of new parenthood, about all the values I want to transmit to my daughter. I know she’ll eventually forge her own’”hopefully not in diametrical opposition to mine!’”but I hope…

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    Jennifer

  • Moving is an expensive proposition

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    I’ve mentioned in a previous post that  Jason  and I are renovating a property.   The moving van shows up tomorrow and, almost immediately, this new  property will become home.   Thanks to Jason, tomorrow morning, I will leave our current house, work a full day, and return to our brand  new home later that…

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    Phil

  • Bankruptcy, Cash and Me

    I don’t mention it too often but one of the main reasons I started living frugally was because I didn’t want to get into another situation where I claim bankruptcy. The process of claiming bankruptcy was eye-opening and frightening. Frightening because the lawyer I hired to help me through this made it clear that some…

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    ~Dawn

  • Stepping Off Infertility Treadmill: Lesbians Consider Adoption

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    ‘œWe go through what we go through to help others go through what we went through.’ ‘“ Emily Perl Kingsley Jeanine and I found out last week that our third attempt with IVF was unsuccessful. It was painfully hard to hear the news since this try had a certain finality attached to it. We’re out…

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    Nina

  • Femme Economics: Beauty Investments

    This week on Femme Economics: My three favorite beauty investments, all with a new twist. Gentle reminders of what you should already know. If you are slacking in these areas, you could make it a holiday present to yourself to step it up for beauty and health. Beauty Investment #1: Sunscreen. Yes. Even this winter!…

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    Moorea