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Joanna

  • Giving Back with Save1


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    It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Johnny and I are big on finding deals. Duh. And we end up finding most of them on the world wide webisphere. We rarely buy anything online without one of two things happening: 1) helping ourselves using a coupon or promotion, or 2)…

  • Money Psychology Tips


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    The mind is a powerful thing. I’m slowly getting back into exercising now that Baby Girl is seven weeks old. It’s incredible just how hard it is to get back in shape after months of doing nothing more than walking at a brisk pace (and “brisk” is a relative term…

  • Preparing Financially for a Baby: After (Part II)


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    Yesterday’s post covered our costs before Baby Girl arrived in our home. Today I’ll cover the costs we’ve incurred since that little munchkin first wrapped her hand around Daddy’s finger (which literally happened seconds after she was born). We did a post on how we got a free baby, so…

  • Preparing Financially for a Baby: Before (Part I)


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    Nine months sounds like plenty of time to prepare for a baby’s arrival. That is, until you’re the one counting down for your own baby. After the initial shock of finding out I was pregnant subsided, the excitement set in. And then the blessed hormones of pregnancy turned me into…