Budgeting Means You Don’t Like Nice Stuff


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When Johnny and I were out and about this weekend, a couple with their two young children caught our (okay, my) attention. It was mid-afternoon, but both parents were walking around in their pajamas. Flannel pants, baggy T-shirts — both of them. In a public place, with lots of other…

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Government Ctrl+Alt+Del: My 7 Thoughts on Taxes


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7 Tips, Tricks & Thoughts on Taxes

Welp, it looks like Congress did what it does best — which is absolutely nothing — and pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del on that whole government thing. If you’re affected, that’s lame and I’m sorry. If you’re not affected, I’d tell you to call your elected representatives and let them know how awesome…

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Weekend Recap: It’s the Great Pumpkin


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Weekend Recap

We’re simple folks. And it doesn’t take much to get us excited for a weekend. Was it the beautiful fall weather that had us counting down to last week’s end? Nope, but we did enjoy that. Was it the monthly family dinner with Johnny’s entire family? Neh, but that was…

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Reader Mailbag: Getting on the Same Page


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Reader Mailbag

Guess what happens when we get questions from readers? We answer them! So if you have your own question, click here and shoot it off to us. We’ll do our best to get back to you and give you an answer that isn’t totally incorrect. Every relationship can benefit from a healthy…

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