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Since Tony and I just celebrated our first anniversary, and my sister-in-law is in the process of planning her own wedding, I’ve been thinking about wedding planning a lot lately. Before I started planning my own wedding, I believed that it had to be all or nothing: either an all out, extravagant affair or a [...]
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Photo by justonlysteve Now that we’re living on a cash only budget for all of our discretionary expenses, one of the areas we’re really cutting down is entertainment. We still want a little fun money, but we’re limiting our entertainment expenses to about $10 per week. I’ve been brainstorming some things we can do for [...]
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He just pronounced us married! One year ago, my husband and I were celebrating our wedding day. I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown! I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished in just a year. Our main goal was to begin our life together on the right financial track, and I’m confident that [...]
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I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. Just generally kind of blah. It’s taken me some time to figure out what could be causing it, especially since everything is going so well for us right now. I’ve always had a tendency to be preoccupied with the future. Instead of enjoying what I have [...]
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When Tony and I first combined our finances, we decided to open one joint account for the majority of our spending, bills, and other banking, and a personal account for each of us. The plan was to keep a small balance in our personal accounts and use them for discretionary spending, gifts, and other personal [...]
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The following is a guest post from my wonderful husband Tony about how he plans to save money while I’m away. Karen has joked that I’ll be “living the bachelor life” for four days while she’s away at a conference in New York, which isn’t entirely true, but it does have me worried. The “bachelor [...]
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Tony and I will be back from our frugal mini-vacation in Washington DC on Sunday. In the meantime, here we are in front of the Lincoln Monument on our honeymoon in May. Aren’t we nerdy? :) Have a wonderful weekend!
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photo by jeeked I know I said yesterday that love and money have nothing to do with one another. That’s not entirely true. It’s true that love doesn’t cost money. There’s no reason to spend any money on love. But money can certainly affect your relationship, especially when you’re having financial problems. It can increase [...]
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photo by Grant MacDonald I’m not a J.Lo fan, I promise. But with Valentine’s Day coming up this week, there’s never been a better time to remind ourselves of this simple concept: love and money have absolutely nothing to do with one another. I have nothing against Valentine’s Day. It’s a wonderful idea. Unfortunately, like [...]
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