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Mini-Vacation Financials: Wedding in Los Angeles
Kyle and I attended the wedding of a college friend in Los Angeles last weekend. We hadn’t been to LA, Kyle’s childhood home and where we attended college, in 10 months! 10 months! Earlier in grad school it seemed we were flying out there 2-3 times per year for weddings and holidays. But the first wave of weddings in our life seems to be over and we were with my family for last Christmas so … Read entire article »
Filed under: travel
Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 3Mar2013
I am currently in the DC area to visit friends and family and attend a pre-wedding event for one of my high school friends! Kyle decided to stay home to get some serious work done. I think it’s nice to have a break from one another every so often since we do spend so much time together in our normal routine. I’m happy I live close enough to be able to drive back for these types of events and to see my parents and siblings. The BIG NEWS of the week is that I passed my preliminary exam and it was way less scary than I thought it would be! My committee really took it easy on me. I think I overprepared, which I guess is okay, and I’m glad I … Read entire article »
Filed under: weekly update
Who Paid for Your Wedding?
I have a little “just curious” post today on paying for weddings! Kyle and I dated for a long time without many future intentions but implemented our decision to get married relatively quickly (it about nine months from the decision to move toward engagement to the wedding day). Therefore there really wasn’t much time to consider how the wedding would go down before we were thrust into actually planning it – I can’t even remember what … Read entire article »
Filed under: marriage
Expectations of College Attendance
In Episode 12 of the Two Guys and Your Money Podcast several PF bloggers discussed the financial impact of having children. They briefly touched on savings for college. In what kinds of vehicles to save for college is a very popular topic around the PF blogosphere but I was surprised to hear that several of the participants did not plan on saving for their children’s college educations within tax-advantaged education accounts. More than that, they … Read entire article »
Filed under: college
Can You Change Your Tightwad/Spendthrift Personality?
Last week we discussed a tool used by some researchers to peg people on a tightwad-spendthrift (TW-ST) scale – please take the quiz and share your (and your spouse’s) score on that post! But considering this axis of my money personality made me wonder if people can change their tightwad-spendthrift status. Obviously motivated people can change their behavior. We particularly see this in people going bananas on their debt who go from spending money like water … Read entire article »
Filed under: psychology
Strategies for Paying for Vacations
Kyle and I committed to attend the black tie wedding in Chicago that I’ve mentioned a few times. In addition to attending the wedding itself, we are going to make it a long weekend to see some of our good friends who live there as well as sight-see as we have never been to Chicago before. We are excited to make some amazing memories! Financially, though, the trip is going to be a stretch. We haven’t … Read entire article »
Filed under: found money, luxuries, travel
Private School Angst
Kyle and I received an excellent undergraduate education a private college – a very, very expensive private college (it’s on this list). Our college was an absolutely perfect choice for me. There are only around three institutions in the country that offer a similar educational setting and none are in nearly as desirable a location. For my personality, my academic interests, and my career aspirations – and my love of warm weather – it was very … Read entire article »
Feeling Financially Independent
This post was inspired by a Marketplace Money program from last July. The hosts asked all the guests and interviewees to briefly share about the time in their lives when the first felt financially independent. Many answered with “Well, I’m still not…” and others talked about signing their first lease, getting their first full-time job, paying their utilities, that type of thing. My answer to this question is a bit different and it hinges on the … Read entire article »
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