Spend Archive

  • Merry Christmas + Makeup: Why do we wear it?

    Tweet First of, let me wish you a Merry Christmas for those celebrating it! Surely is a special one for me as I’m expecting our third child to be born in a couple days! 😉 Wish me luck! Hope yours if fill up with joy, […]

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  • The Philosophy behind Budgeting: Do you do it because you have to, or because you want to?

    Tweet I was thinking the other day about attitudes of people towards budgeting. There are those who hate it (the old me before I realized how COOL it is), and there are those who love it (the current and forever me). I had a recent […]

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  • When is paying more for quality a big deal for you?

    Tweet I was thinking the other day about my rah-rah attitude towards paying more (slightly more, not 500% more) for quality. I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t if I would pay for quality, but when I would consider paying for quality. There are […]

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  • What is the most amazing thing you’ve done with your money?

    Tweet The most amazing thing I’ve ever done with my money is… To use it to clear my $60,000 student debt. Cheesy but true. Here are some other amazing things: Paying $1800 for a used car and having it be a great vehicle that does […]

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  • Keeping my “Eating Out” monster in check

    Tweet I actually don’t enjoy eating out. I’ve done it so much as a consultant when I was on contracts, that the idea of going to a restaurant every breakfast, lunch and dinner makes me slightly nauseous. See, as a consultant, you end up excitedly […]

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