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Watering my Lawn had MULTIPLIED my Total Water Usage!
Wed, 05/8/13 | 9 Comments
Watering my Lawn had MULTIPLIED my Total Water Usage!

This is a long lost post from the 20somethingfinance archives. I wrote it a few years ago, and for whatever reason, it was lost and never published. The dates are old, but the lesson learned …

Monthly Budget: Here’s Mine & the U.S. Average. What is Yours?
Wed, 03/13/13 | 41 Comments
Monthly Budget: Here’s Mine & the U.S. Average. What is Yours?

One of the most enlightening and beneficial personal finance exercises one can complete is to calculate your average monthly budget.
I say “monthly budget”, but for the purposes of this post, monthly budget is synonymous with …

The Dark Side of Budgeting
Mon, 05/21/12 | 7 Comments
The Dark Side of Budgeting

A friend approached me the other day with a question,
“Hey, do you use the Mint.com app? I think it would be a great way for me, for example, to take a look at my restaurant …

Yes, there is Life After Cable TV: Share your Story
Wed, 01/25/12 | 31 Comments
Yes, there is Life After Cable TV: Share your Story

I have a love-hate…OK, it’s 99% hate relationship with Comcast and cable TV.
I negotiate with Comcast frequently (most recently saving $200 over 6 months) – and that gives me the justification (or excuse) that I …

The Lifetime Cost of Cable TV (Warning: you will Get Sick)
Thu, 12/22/11 | 20 Comments
The Lifetime Cost of Cable TV (Warning: you will Get Sick)

We’ve been talking a lot about wants vs. needs lately and how to control your wants. One of the most notorious wants that many struggle with is cable TV.
That’s right – cable TV is a …

How to Control your Wants & Impulsive Buying
Tue, 12/20/11 | 13 Comments
How to Control your Wants & Impulsive Buying

Deciphering what is a want vs. a need is not always the easiest thing to do.
As we previously covered, at their simplest level they can be defined as:
What you need: the basic things that you …


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