Budgeting & Savings

The Key To Happiness Is Saving More Not Making More Money!

We’ve discussed the curiosity of financial hoarding as well as one way in which to eradicate the disease by revealing our desires for public shaming. If we feel ashamed, we simply don’t spend as much money. Some folks found it a little strange that I find delight in getting judged for having spending desires. After […]

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A Holiday Shopping Strategy Guide To Get The Best Deals

Although the community won’t let me spend money, I still enjoy buying things for others throughout the year and during the holidays. To love is to give after all! Like many of you, I absolutely hate physically shopping for things during sales. Places like WalMart, Target, and Best Buy go absolutely crazy! From the stress

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The DVD Rental Method to CD Investing: The Only Way To Achieve Max Yield

Let me introduce you to the DVD rental method to CD investing. When we first bought our $1,200 HDTV six years ago, we told ourselves never to go to the movies again until we watched enough DVDs to pay for the purchase.  Every time we went to the movies, we’d have to pay on average

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Celebrate Small Wins To Keep Financial Motivation Alive

Building wealth is a long game. It’s sometimes very easy to get discouraged as a result. Despite a lucky investment when I was 22, I felt very little pleasure having a large savings account in my early 20s. Money degenerates to just numbers on a screen that provides no utility unless spent. I was actually

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Financial Moves To Make Before And After The Fiscal Cliff

I never thought we’d go over the fiscal cliff, but it turns out the chances are now over 50% after Boehner’s Plan B can’t even get enough Republican support. Raising the absurdly low income threshold for tax increases from $250,000 per couple to $1 million per couple sounds like a fantastic compromise. Nobody making over

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