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Joanna

  • Reviews: Can't Stop. Won't Stop.

    Our Obsession With Product Reviews


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    Recently, Johnny and I watched The Net. If you’ve never seen it, Sandra Bullock plays a top notch computer hacker in the mid-90s. With her hacking skills, she can actually order a pizza ONLINE!!! Less than 20 years ago, the days of online shopping were a mere figment of some movie director’s…

  • Where to Save

    Now That You’re Saving Money, Where Should You Put It?


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    The month Johnny and I paid off our student loans was just like any other month. But the next month? It was unlike any other. For the first time in our marriage, we could focus on saving, instead of paying off debt. Saving! Just what we’d always wanted. But after…

  • $350 Getaway: Zion National Park

    Weekend Getaway for $350 or Less: Zion National Park


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    Johnny and I had such a fun time over President’s Day weekend, frolicking about in nature and feeling sun on our translucently white skin. It made us want more of the outdoors. At the beginning of the year, we tentatively planned for several mini getaways in 2014. I say “tentatively”…

  • How to Analyze a Salary

    How to Analyze a Salary


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    When Johnny and I got our first real jobs out of college, we were both just giddy that someone wanted to pay us a salary. Us! Our combined income the year prior had been $19k, so any sort of steady income made us feel like kings (ahem… or rather, king…