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Money Management and Budget - I Found $80.00!!!

March 29, 2008 – 1:36 pm

Today I worked on my budget for April. Since I started a new job just a bit over a month ago and make half the money I was originally making, I am still trying to get used to managing my money. The good thing is that the bills haven’t changed, just the income […]

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Taking Charge of Your Money

March 26, 2008 – 11:43 am

Here’s my thought for the day:
You go to work 40 hours a week.
You do the work.
You get the money (your paycheck)…
…and then you let your money control you!!!
It is vicious cycle, and until we learn to tell our money (budget) what to do instead of letting our money dictate to us what we can do, […]

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Money, Debt, and Rock Bottom

March 20, 2008 – 8:08 pm

Rock bottom - what is it? Where is it? How do you know how close you are to it so you can finally get around to making some changes. We here all the time about how people have to hit rock bottom before they stop drinking, stop smoking, lose weight, leave an […]

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Budget Buster - Gasoline!

March 13, 2008 – 10:31 am

Just when you think you are getting the budget under control, gas prices shoot up twelve cents a gallon in the last two weeks. I don’t know about you, but for me, the gas budget is one of the hardest to budget for because the price of gas is so volatile - not to […]

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The Weight of Discipline is Lighter than the Load of Regret

February 21, 2008 – 2:38 pm

I was listening to talk radio this morning and I heard this guy say that…and I thought: how true. Most of us live in this mindset that we want to be known as cool, laid back, fly by the seat of our pants, etc. That’s great…if you are a teenager. However, when you grow up, […]

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