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Debt-Free Renovation: Steps for Success
The reckoning has begun. Our kitchen is well on its way to completion ‘“ just the floors need to be done ‘“ and the bills have started to roll in. I was telling the accountant at work about the renovation, and she said, “So, now you’ve already got the debt to worry about!” And what…
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How to prevent identity theft during tax season
Those that know me know I’m a stickler for security. I keep our doors locked even when we’re home during the day. I do the final sweep before we go to bed at night’¦ as Jeanine has been known to leave the garage door up on more than one occasion. Because of this and my…
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The Dreaded Bi-Weekly Paycheck
These days, any paycheck is a good paycheck. So why am I complaining?! About five years ago, my company switched from paying me monthly to bi-weekly. Troubleeeee! I was running especially close to the wire then, and this change reeked havoc with me getting my monthly bills paid on time. If you’re also…
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Be Your Own Trainer – Posture
“The’¦The’¦ That’s my stapler’¦” Remember ‘œOffice Space’?? What you don’t want when you workout, is the ‘œMilton pose.’ Basically, you NEVER want the ‘œMilton pose.’ On any sort of machine or during any mat exercise, Keep. Your. Posture. If there is one piece of knowledge I can bestow on any of you, it’s gonna always…
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Stretch Your Food Dollar: Snack Attack
It’s 3:00. You’ve got a raging snack attack. What do you do? Are you scrounging through your purse looking for change? Instead of handing your hard earned quarters over to a vending machine, why not bring a snack pack and keep it stashed in your desk for just such an emergency? It’s a lot better…
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Gold Parties: sell your bling to pay bills
Apparently gold is the new Tupperware. Someone alert Phranc! I saw this segment on CNN the other day and then a quick Google search wowed me: A twist on Tupperware and Mary Kay parties, gold parties bring together friends, neighbors and co-workers who are looking to cash in on the rising price of gold, but…
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My Financial Implosion: Disaster Strikes
‘œLuck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid.’ ‘“ John Dewey Nearly a year after I filed bankruptcy, I found myself doing a bit better. I was living in my 18-foot trailer, I’d bought a new-to-me…
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Indoor composting: save money and the environment – Part 1
Part 1: Getting Started If you caught my last post, you would know that it’s time to start planting seeds for your favorite fruits and vegetables, even if you live in the city, and that the right soil is a huge factor in determining whether your garden is successful or not. We were told by…
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Grad School Visits and Decisions, Decisions
So you’ve been accepted to a graduate school program! Congratulations! Now what? Decisions. For some, the right school seems obvious–after a bit of consideration they know just where to go. For others, it’s an agonizing and sometimes heart-wrenching process (not to be too dramatic!) No matter your decision-making style, and…
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Queercents introduces Andrew DeVita
Andrew DeVita is a 21-year-old transguy and recent transplant in the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he spent two years in southwest Virginia studying Psychology before having an existential crisis, dropping out of school, and boarding a bus headed across the continent. A homeless stint and $3600 in credit card debt later, he…
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