One of the major goals of my site (written in my disclaimer) is to be able to give my children a better financial education than I received when I was growing up.  The most financial education I have now is that I should be as frugal as humanly possible in every situation as we didn’t have […]

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So in regards to my post How Much Is Too Much I have been back and forth with my possible new insurance agent, and she has offered me an interesting tidbit:
“…regarding the home, currently you have it insured for $516,000.  Home insurance covers the dwelling itself and not the land because in the event of a […]

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Oh how many times has this very question rolled off the tongues of people over the past 100 years? You get your first car, you move to a new city, you broke down in the middle of a trip, you buy a lemon, etc, etc, etc… The list goes on, but the question […]

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The fog is thick this morning here and a little dreary, but here are a list of the blogs I found most enlightening in the past week.  Enjoy!
No Credit Needed: Find Out How Bad (or Good) Your Situation Really Is
Pro Bargain Hunter: Are You Maxing Out Your 401(k) Contributions
Not Made of Money:  Save money by […]

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Climbing out of debt can be hard, but it is certainly possible. I initially started searching Personal Fianance Blogs a year ago to find a way to climb out of debt myself. RedCouch hosts a blog and isn’t so sure about them, but they’re thriving and helping now! There were not as many as there […]

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I have been rolling this one over for a bit now and wondering where it fits in my investment path. I just got back from a trip to Australia and probably 3-4 months ahead of it I asked myself the worst case scenario. What happens to my kids? What happens to my house, cars, cat, […]

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So in perusing a few posts on the M-Network I stumbled across an interesting set of blogs of bad investment decisions:
Single Guy Money
ChristianPF
Lynnae
DoughRoller
Debt-Free Revolution
Plonkee
Pinyo
PaidTwice
LittlebyLittle
I thought I had some good points to contribute, and stories to tell even though I’m nowhere near retirement. I really have had a few bad investment mistakes along the way, and […]

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I honestly think I am getting more and more frugal each day; especially since starting this site.  I quesiton buying everything I want anymore.  My wife is pretty good at spending very little on herself too, but when it comes to the kids, she’s been known to splurge.  I have already questioned whether or not […]

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I have gotten a few requests for the progress bar widget (or lack thereof) on the top right of my page. I initially did some research finding the best way to add a progress bar to my site, but had some issues. I have about a .001% knowledge of how CSS and PHP […]

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