Our Freaking Budget

It’s Time to Talk More About Making More

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Putting our new NYC budget together for 2015 was a hard pill to swallow. With our rent more than doubling and with the rest of our expenses being a bit more expensive, we were left staring at a much smaller projected savings rate for 2015 than what we had in…

January 23, 2015 by Joanna

Let’s Get Nerdy with the State of the Union

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I don’t know what you guys did last night, but Johnny got home late, and we curled up on the couch with some leftovers and watched the State of the Union together. We’re doing our boring, vanilla, personal-finance-geek image no favors by being so candid about our nightly festivities. To…

January 21, 2015 by Joanna

10 Things Every Investing Newbie Should Know

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Is there any better way to get pumped up on a Monday morning than reading about investing principles? Joanna just told me that “every imaginable way” is better. She also just told me that it’s sentences like the one I just wrote that keep me from having any friends. My 650 Facebook…

January 19, 2015 by Johnny

The Ultimate Guide to Cut the Cable TV Cord

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Ready to save $50/month on your cable bill? Cut it like a BOSS!

For seven years of our marriage, cable was always part of who we were. No matter our circumstances, we were willing to cut back pretty much everywhere in our budget except that one. Cable was untouchable. And then something happened. As we prepared to move back to New York City last month, we…

January 16, 2015 by Johnny

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