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Give a Girl a Little Money

by mitch.surprenant
I have money!!! I have money in savings, I have money in checking and I have money in my pocket! It’s not a lot of money but I feel like celebrating! I feel like the weight of the world has lifted off my shoulders.
I have also found that I am much [...]

Kids End No Spend Challenge

I thought I had better update my no spending challenge.  I did pretty well until yesterday when I met my teenage children after CPR class.  We haven’t been able to get together but once since Easter as they live 3 hours away.  As I was going to be halfway anyway, we decided to get together [...]

No Spending Challenge

In my post yesterday on having extra money, I mentioned purchasing an oriental carpet on clearance. I stated that I would have to adjust my budget to pay for it. I want to clarify that I paid for it in cash but that the money that I used was designated for something else [...]

Easiest $25 I Ever Earned!

Wow! I just signed up for Revolution Money Exchange and it was the easiest $25 I have ever earned. It took about 3 minutes to complete the signup and the $25 is already in my account. If I could do that 10 times a day, my problems would be over.
What I like [...]

Some Days It Just Doesn’t Pay to Get Up!

by Cat Sidh
Friday was one of those days when I would have been better off staying in bed. Actually the whole week has been like that and I will be glad when it’s over. To really understand what a bad day it was on Friday, you have to hear about Thursday. [...]

Where Did All The Money Go?

Have you ever gotten to the end of the money before the end of the month? Do you wonder where your paycheck goes every week? I know I do and no matter how hard I try, I just don’t seem to be able to write it all down in my notebook.
I have tried [...]

Thoughts on Budget Leakage and Paying Cash

When I reviewed my budget yesterday, I was looking for leakage. What is leakage? It’s little amounts that I might not have planned on spending that somehow slipped out. I found it and not just a little of it either.
As tight as my spending plan is, every penny that comes in has [...]

Emotional Spending: The Great Poinsettia Purchase

I had a Mary Kay party last week and in preparation, I went to the grocery store the day of the party. I was feeling stressed about getting everything done and a little guilty that I hadn’t gotten any of my Christmas decorations up.
I got everything on my list and was ready to check [...]