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Joanna

  • Joint banking is fun!

    Why We’re All About Joint Banking


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    Throughout our marriage, we’ve always enjoyed finding out how our take on finances is similar to other couples (“You read Dave Ramsey, too?”). And it’s especially fun to hear how we differ as well (“You each spend how much on shoes each month?!”). But one area where we’ve been consistently…

  • Our Freaking Budget on Leftovers

    He Says/She Says: Leftovers


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    In the He Says/She Says series, we discuss financial topics where we agree to disagree. Hey!!! I return (albeit, briefly) from the novice stages of motherhood with a post I had mostly written before Baby Girl came into our life. And now that Johnny is in charge of all our…

  • Making the most of your neighbor

    Making the Most of Your Neighbors


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    It was September 1st, the hottest day in weeks. And the day we happened to choose to move into our townhouse last year. We’d moved from Boston just a few weeks earlier and had been living in corporate housing until we found a place that suited us. Our home before…

  • Our January Budget

    Our Freaking Budget: Monthly Breakdown


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    Johnny and I have set some financial goals for 2013. And the key to sticking to those goals will be tracking every expense and sticking to our budget. Our First Budget When we first started tracking our expenses a few years ago, it was kind of tricky, as well as…