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  • Why I don’t want to buy a home and will rent for as long as possible

    Tweet I get the distinct feeling from reading my own posts that I might be too strong on my point of not wanting to buy a home. So to clear the air, what I am really saying is: I want to rent for as long […]

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  • If you don’t ask for a discount, you won’t get it

    Tweet Big thanks to FruGal for letting me guest post: How minimalism improved my finances. Thanks for the opportunity and congratulations on the redesign! —————————————————————- Went to buy some knives the other day. I want to point out that we aren’t delusional chef-like people here, […]

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  • How I decluttered my closet

    Tweet Everyone seems to want to know the secret to decluttering my closet, so here’s my behemoth overview. How I decided to take action one day How did you get rid of all your sentimental items? How did I cut down my wardrobe by more […]

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  • What was your money situation like when you were growing up and how did it affect you?

    Tweet When I was growing up, our money situation was strange. My dad worked part-time and my mom didn’t work, but we were squarely middle-class. See, my father won the lottery when I was very young, before the age of 3, and then he semi-retired […]

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  • Makeup and Money: The Cost, the Quests and the Holy Grails

    Tweet THE COST Women spend $7 billion a year on makeup, around $100 each (although that’s not true, some of us *cough* spend more than others) (The Gloss). Vanity Fare says in the U.S. alone, 68% of the 70 million women in the country (48 […]

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