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February 2015

  • Maximizing Your Eating Out

    Maximizing Your Budget: Eating Out


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    In 2015, we’re putting extra emphasis on budgeting since it’s a must for financial success. Each month, we tackle a different category, and by years’ end, we’ll have one big resource for maximizing your entire budget.  It seems like a nice dinner out is almost mandatory on Valentine’s Day. Johnny and…

  • Why We Do Our Own Taxes

    Why We Do Our Own Taxes + TurboTax Giveaway


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    There’s one night each year when Nerdy Johnny comes alive. He puts on sweatpants, sits on the floor, gets on his laptop, and surrounds himself in paperwork. He both dreads this night and gets a little bit (okay, very) giddy at the same time. It’s weird. And this night is…

  • Making the Most of Your Refund


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    If anyone is tight with Mr. Uncle Sam, tell him to get that pen ready cause the OFB household getting paiiidddd. In other, more mundane terms, we overpaid our federal income taxes this year and the government is going to issue us a refund via direct deposit. So while we will indeed be making…

  • Our Monthly Budget: February

    Our Monthly Budget: February 2015


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    Phew… January is over! Things were getting a little bit hairy in some of our budget categories toward the end, so it’s nice to feel like we have money to spend again! Also, this frigid NYC weather is getting old (and kind of depressing), so I’m kind of hoping February…