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The Root of Our Money Problems

Adam — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:24 +0000

We finally found the root of our money problems. Want to know what it is? According to my wife, it’s me. When she said that in the car to me the other night, I laughed it off. But as I sat there and thought about it, she was absolutely right. I brought the most debt [...]

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Packing Lunch For Work Just Got Easier

Adam — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:17 +0000

Over the past two years of reading personal finance blogs, I’ve seen plenty of articles on packing lunches to save money. As much as I love the idea, I just couldn’t make it work. I absolutely HATED packing my lunch. Every time lunch rolled around, my sandwich was the soggiest thing I ever touched. It [...]

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5 Motivational Tips to Start Saving Today

Adam — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:00:33 +0000

One of the hardest things in a person’s financial journey is saving. We are a nation that lives in the now and saving for something more than 6 months away can be difficult. Heck, most of my financial regrets have to do with not saving enough money. All I can say is that it’s just hard and sometimes [...]

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Create a Financial Mission Statement to Stay Focused

Adam — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:04 +0000

Lately, I have been thinking about ways to help my fiancee and I focus on our financial future. We are still young (in our mid 20′s) and have plenty of time on our side, but we seem to be lacking that urge to focus intensely on the task. The other week, I thought it would [...]

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Money Genie: I Grant You 3 Financial Do-Overs

Adam — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:34 +0000

Today is your lucky day! The personal finance genie has graced this site with his presence. What’s he doing here? Well, he has come to grant you 3 financial do-overs. photo by: tony newell What Would You Change Financially If You Had the Chance? The genie wants to know what financial decisions you would change [...]

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I’m Addicted to Soda (and Spending Lots of Money On It)

Adam — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:00:49 +0000

Hello, my name is Adam and I am addicted to soda. Believe it or not, that was hard for me to type. Although, as I write this, I have gone 3 days without a drop of soda (or caffeine for that matter) and the headaches have begun. Wish me luck on this tough task! Where [...]

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Car Wash Costs May Make You Think Twice

Adam — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:00:22 +0000

This is a guest post from the future Mrs Adam. As you will see, her writing style is quite different from mine and hopefully it will give you a break from my mundane babble. Hopefully, I can get her to post some more things in the future. With summer time right around the corner, I [...]

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Americans Starting to Save at the Worst Time?

Adam — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:00:46 +0000

Americans have been tightening the reigns on their money for quite a few months now. Just a few years ago we had a NEGATIVE savings rate. You know what that means? It means we spent MORE than we earned by using credit. Now, in the midst of this economic downturn we are beginning to save [...]

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