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Mini-Vacation Financials: Wedding in Boston
Last weekend Kyle and I traveled to Boston to attend the wedding of one of my high school friends to her college sweetheart. The wedding was on Sunday night (before Memorial Day) so the couple organized an afternoon and evening of activities for the younger wedding guests on Saturday. We were able to stay with another friend attending the wedding and hung out with her and other high school friends in town for the event … Read entire article »
Filed under: travel
Six Years of Internet Banking
I can’t believe it’s been six years since I opened my first account with an internet-only bank! There have been so many changes during that time and I think internet-only banks have really come into their own. I believe they can go toe-to-toe with brick-and-mortar banks and even beat them in many ways. I opened an account with ING Direct (now Capital One 360) after I graduated from college when I realized that Bank of America … Read entire article »
Pulling Back the Veil on Our Daily Money Management
I thought it would be helpful for some to get really into the nitty-gritty of how we manage our money on a daily (or at least monthly) basis. It’s simple to say “we have joint accounts” or “we use Mint” but what does that really mean? (You can reference a copy of our current budget if you like.) Start with a Clean Slate On the first of the month the only money in our checking accounts is … Read entire article »
Filed under: budgeting, credit cards, found money, side income, spending, targeted savings
Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 19May2013
Happy Memorial Day from Boston! Kyle and I are in town for a wedding of one of my good friends from high school. I’m so excited to spend time with a bunch of my old crew friends – it’s been a while! Yesterday we went on the Duck Tour and out to dinner with some of the other wedding guests. I love when there are more events on a wedding weekend than just the wedding. The rest of this week was pretty normal. We went to a great game night last Sunday and just kept our noses to the grindstones throughout the week so that we could leave town guilt-free. Our small group is transitioning to our “summer hours.” Our church finished up its big spring series two weeks ago, so … Read entire article »
Filed under: weekly update
What Would You Do If You Really Needed Money?
I asked myself and Kyle this question last week when I was thinking of contingency plans in case Kyle is unemployed for a while between graduation and starting a postdoc. I’m not about earning the maximum possible amount of money all the time – if I was, I wouldn’t be pursuing a PhD! – so there are plenty of money-making activities that I could do but am not at the moment because I’m satisfied with … Read entire article »
Filed under: income
Long-Distance Marriage: Travel and Advice
This is the fourth installment of our series on financially navigating a long-distance marriage. Please read and comment on the first, second, and third installments as well! Our final post in this series on the impact of long-distance marriage on finances covers visits and advice. It made sense combine these two categories since much of the advice was on travel itself! Many of the couples emphasized the importance of regular visits, even at the expense of other … Read entire article »
Attend Weddings But Don’t Go into Debt
Wedding season is upon us! I love marriage and I love attending weddings to spend time with and support our friends and family. That’s why I initially felt sympathy for Christopher Sledzik, the face that CNN put on its recent article on the rising cost of wedding attendance and the pressure friends and family feel to attend. Like Sledzik, we are also 27 and in the last three years have devoted all our vacation time … Read entire article »
Filed under: choices, credit cards, debt, marriage, savings, targeted savings, travel
Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 12May2013
We had a busy last week but our weekend is pretty open. Because Monday was my only free evening, I worked late. On Tuesday we saw Sister Act – probably our last show at our local theater EVER! So sad. On Wednesday we had small group as usual. On Thursday my parents spent the night at our place on their way to Atlanta. We were planning to go out to dinner with them but they … Read entire article »
Filed under: weekly update
Blog Statistics Update April – May 2013
Kyle and I are putting more effort into the advertising/making-money aspect of the blog. We’ve put up more affiliate links through some posts and created a page of the financial-type products we use. So far no luck with the earning money aspect but I like this approach better than sponsored posts at this point. I’m also way way ahead in my editorial schedule! I have, like, three weeks of posts completely written and scheduled now. It … Read entire article »
Filed under: blogging, month in review
Welcome, Budgets Are Sexy Readers!
Thanks for visiting our blog! For my regular readers, today J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy has a guest post from me on my previous “side hustle” of participating in clinical trials and psychological studies. As it happens, I did another study this very week! It was a follow-up to one I participated in a couple years ago at my university. I took a survey and then had my memory, vision, and hearing tested for 1.5 … Read entire article »
Filed under: blogging, side income
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