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December 2012

  • 2013 Best Personal Finance apps

    Best Personal Finance Apps for 2013


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    UPDATE: We’ve updated this post! Check out our Best Budgeting & Saving Apps of 2016! To help those 2013 financial New Year’s resolutions along, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best apps to help keep track of spending. We’ve already made our case for why smartphones are worth…

  • Our Freaking Budget Weekly Wrap-Up

    All Wrapped Up — Dec. 29


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    And so begins the three day stretch where everyone and their grandmother says, “I guess I’ll see you in a year” or “This is the last time I’ll chug a Yoo-hoo this year.” So in true bandwagon fashion, this is the last Weekly Wrap-Up you’ll read from us this year.…

  • New Year's Resolutions for 2013

    New Year’s Resolutions, For Serious


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    So maybe this photo is from our Fourth of July a few years ago. But it seemed New Years-y, right? I can say with certainty that I made New Year’s resolutions last year. I know that because I make them every year. But I can also say that I definitely…

  • First Credit Card

    My Very First Credit Card (Sorry, Dave Ramsey)


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    I have an exciting and somewhat embarrassing confession. I just got approved for my very first credit card! And it was no easy task! How did I make it this long without one? Easy. I’ve never needed credit and I’ve always used secondary cards under Johnny’s name to rack up…