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Getting over wedding disappointment 27 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
After a three-week engagement, Eric and I had a small courthouse ceremony and a 50-guest reception in my parent’s backyard. At the time, I was fine with letting a lot of things go, because I knew we ...
Is being Debt-Free the Best Decision? 29 Jul 2013 | 03:30 pm
After paying off $12,000+ toward student loans in a single day, Eric and I found ourselves just $6,600 shy of being completely debt-free. Paying off the student loans pretty much wiped our house down...
The Importance of Learning How To Negotiate 26 Jul 2013 | 06:48 pm
My first job out of college was as a reporter’s assistant for a mid-sized metro newspaper. When they hired me full-time, I was thrilled at the idea of having my first grown-up job. For the first time ...
The Worst Thing About Marriage 22 Jul 2013 | 07:30 pm
There are a lot of things I love about marriage. But today, I want to talk about the things I don’t love. Here is what I think are the two worst things about marriage: Worst Thing About Marriage: Sh...
How do you ask for your money back? 19 Jul 2013 | 04:35 am
We’ve all been there. We lend money to someone and they forget to pay you back. Do you risk looking like a miser by asking for it back? Or do you let it go? Does it depend on who borrowed the money? ...
How Much Should You Be Saving a Month? 15 Jul 2013 | 07:30 pm
In 2011, Eric and I saved an average of 8% of our total take home income every month. In 2012, we saved 6.5% of our total take home income every month. This year, we are on target to save more than ...
Our Financial Goals: Six Months into 2013 (and $12,000+ in extra income) 8 Jul 2013 | 07:51 pm
It’s the halfway point of 2013. Time to take a look at how we’re doing on our 2013 financial goals. You can read our first quarter results here. Bring down my student loa ns to under $10,000: DONE! ...
World Trade Center: My experience 24 Jun 2013 | 04:30 pm
For my generation, it was our Pearl Harbor. Our D-Day. Our “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?” The morning of September 11, 2001, I was a senior in high school on the West Coast just waking up wh...
New York on a Budget: How We Did It 19 Jun 2013 | 04:30 pm
Well, Eric and I went to New York almost two months ago and I never got a chance to blog about it. Taking a trip to New York was on our goals list for this year, but I really didn’t think that we’d be...
The decision to pay off $12,397.84 in student loans in one day 17 Jun 2013 | 03:30 pm
So just as I bragged about reaching the $10,000+ milestone in our house down payment fund, a new thought occurred to me. I still had $12,397.84 in student loans that were costing me $80 a month or so ...
