He Says/She Says: Thrift Stores


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In the He Says/She Says series, we discuss financial topics where we agree to disagree. After Johnny and I had been dating for a few months, I found out the cold, hard truth about most of his clothing: it had been carefully hand-picked from the thrift store. Admittedly, he was…

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Pen Pals with Nigerian Princes


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Dear Nigerian Prince

There are three things I hate: Scams Spam email Olives But since I recently did a whole post on not whining, I’m not about to do that with these three awful, terrible, no good, lousy things. After all, maybe I haven’t given them a fair shake. Maybe they’ve just gotten…

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Where Did All the Thank-You’s Go?


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Having a baby means receiving lots of baby gifts. And in our house it also means writing lots of thank-you notes. I just got the rest of my thank-you notes written and sent off. Admittedly, they were a pain to write, having to scrounge up friends’ and relatives’ addresses and…

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Quotes That Make Cents: The Joy Thief


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Comparison is the thief of joy

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…

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