Positive Customer Service Challenge


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I can live for two months on a good compliment. –Mark Twain

Having spent a brief stint in the service industry as a Jamba Juice drink artist and another as a restaurant server (Employee of the Month July 2007!… not like I remember or anything), I encountered my fair share of customer complaints. Many were warranted — like when I dropped an…

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Best Personal Finance Apps of 2014


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Best Budgeting Apps of 2014

UPDATE: We’ve updated this post! Check out our Top Personal Finance Apps of 2015! We’re about two weeks into January, which means the excitement we felt for our New Year’s resolutions is starting to wane. Or perhaps for some of us it has already wilted and died. Boooo! If so,…

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Giveaway Winner + a Request


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Freshly Picked moccasin giveaway on OurFreakingBudget.com!

Congrats to Laiken W., the winner of our Freshly Picked moccasin giveaway! Special thanks again to Freshly Picked and everyone who participated. I’m hoping 2014 will be the year of many more giveaways! And now, a small request for all of you smartypants go-getters out there. Johnny and I think it’d…

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Our Freaking 2014 Budget


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Our 2014 Budget

It’s Friday! It’s been a crazy busy week with very little sleep in our house. I know teething is a breeze for some babies, but Sally’s not one of them, and she’s currently getting her molars. Yesterday morning we were all up at 5:00. Nooo. So while my New Year’s…

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