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March 2013

  • Comparison is the thief of joy

    Quotes That Make Cents: The Joy Thief


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    Quotes That Make Cents is a running series of quotes we find particularly money-motivational. This quote is brought to you by the wise Teddy Roosevelt. Feel free to pin, share, or print and slap on the fridge next to your expired Domino’s Pizza coupon. Life’s difficult enough without pitting ourselves…

  • Spend Between the Lines

    Purchases that Cross the “Sleeper Lines”


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    Thanks to all of you who participated in our February Giveaway Challenge! We’re happy to announce that the winner was Melissa B. — congrats on your Amazon gift card! Obviously with a blog name like Our Freaking Budget, we’ve got a budget. In fact, here’s what a sample monthly budget…

  • All Wrapped Up — March 2


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    Somehow it’s already March! At the beginning of February we introduced a giveaway challenge. So now it’s time to ask, How did you fare? Were you able to cut down on one category of your budget this month? Johnny and I focused on getting our electric bill down from $63…

  • Real Costs of City Living: Boston


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    In this series, we discuss the cost of big city living with little budget spending from our own experiences in New York, Boston, and LA. After living in New York City for a couple years, Johnny and I took the leap to another big city: Boston. We thought we had…