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Impulse Purchase for the Win

March 18th, 2016 | 11 Comments

Impulse Purchase for the Win

In January, Kyle and I did something completely out of character for us: we made a large impulse purchase. We literally fell victim to advertising and the “sale” mentality, but I actually think it turned out to be a great decision! Maybe when you train train train yourself not to make rash or quick spending decisions, the exceptions you make work out?     Kyle subscribes to some of those ridiculous deals-of-the-day type emails. (I’d rather not expose … Read entire article »

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April 2015 Money Puddle and Spending Report

May 1st, 2015 | 5 Comments

April 2015 Money Puddle and Spending Report

This month, I transitioned from living in the DC area with my parents to living in Durham with Kyle again. So we had a half-month of my DC expenses (public transport, gas to get between the cities) and a half-month of our normal Durham expenses. We had a nice fat income because we were both working full-time in March and fairly low-ish expenses. We still were not focused in April on keeping our discretionary spending … Read entire article »

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My Unfrugal Shopping Spree

January 19th, 2015 | 22 Comments

My Unfrugal Shopping Spree

    In the last three weeks, I have been on the largest shopping spree of my life, bar none. This week I am starting my three-month fellowship in DC, which necessitated a professional wardrobe. Thankfully, the dress code is business casual four days per week and casual on Fridays, plus there will be occasional events that call for business dress (one instance is on my first day, actually). Even with that fairly lax (for DC) standard, … Read entire article »

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My Best Clothing Purchase Ever

August 9th, 2013 | 23 Comments

My Best Clothing Purchase Ever

When I was a sophomore in high school, I gave up JV soccer to row with my high school’s crew team.  This activity change warranted a wardrobe change; as loose shorts can easily get caught in the slides beneath the moving seat in the shell, most rowers wear spandex shorts or pants.  I bought several pairs of spandex shorts during high school to wear in practice, but one stands out – they have become my … Read entire article »

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Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 23June2013

June 30th, 2013 | Add a Comment

Just in case you missed the zillions of reminders from Google Reader itself or any of the other blogs you read, today is the last day of Google Reader’s life!  You will have to switch to another RSS reader if you want to keep having all your great blog content organized in one place.  There are many other options – Kyle is now using The Old Reader and I am using Feedly.  And if you’ve never signed up to get EPF’s content through an RSS feed, this is a great opportunity!   We had another week of heavy work this week and not much else.  We’ve tried to fit in as much tennis as we can but it’s been raining quite a bit.  That’s also put a damper on our grilling but … Read entire article »

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We Have Too Many Gift Cards!

May 25th, 2012 | 27 Comments

We Have Too Many Gift Cards!

Kyle and I have recently been reminded of a pretty good problem to have: We have a ton of gift cards and we have no plan for spending them!   Why We Have So Many Cards   1) I think we might receive more than the average people because I, particularly, am very difficult to buy for. People know that I like to read so they tend to give me gift cards to booksellers (we have a lot to … Read entire article »

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