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Suze Orman vs. Personal Finance Bloggers (AKA “Idiots”)

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm
I’ll let you take a guess who won ;) Read this: (much better than me trying to recap – plus, lots of pretty Twitter pictures!) Suze Orman’s “Approved Card” ... (more)

Our Scariest Money Fears

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 13, 2012 at 7:14 am
Seeing how today’s Friday the 13th, I thought we’d go over our darkest and deepest money fears we all have ;) Not cuz we’re sadists or anything like that, but ... (more)

Budgets Are Sexy on TV! Plus Other Great Reads…

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 13, 2012 at 6:06 am
Check out that video up there!  Cool huh?  (If you have massive A.D.D., just skip to min. marker 3:48 to watch the magic happen ;) Here’s the link if you’re reading ... (more)

Want to Save Money? Hide it from Yourself!

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 12, 2012 at 7:25 am
(Guest Post by Victoria Reitano, on a similar idea I once blogged about ;)) You know the feeling when you take out a winter coat after a year in the closet and find 20 bucks in ... (more)

An Epiphany on Home Ownership! (D’uh)

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 11, 2012 at 10:14 am
If we pay our entire house off, not only will we NOT have any more mortgage debt to pay off every month, but we’ll also have a nice stash of cash if we ever sell! Dannnnnnng, ... (more)

Who Wants to Join Me on Antiques Roadshow?

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 11, 2012 at 7:02 am
They’re now accepting entries! ;)  And I better win free tickets too cuz I’ve been reading their dang newsletters every week waiting for this announcement, haha… ... (more)

My Taxes Are Kicking My A$$…

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 10, 2012 at 6:48 am
And I haven’t even filed them yet! ;) I literally spent all weekend tracking down all my invoices and receipts and bank statements, etc etc etc. It was a mess. And after ... (more)

Stuff New Home Owners Never Think About…

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 9, 2012 at 6:57 am
My boy Clever Dude threw out a whopper of a post the other day, pretty much summarizing my biggest fears of home ownership ;)  (Besides getting stuck and not being able to move ... (more)

What Are The Odds?

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 6, 2012 at 7:02 am
I’ve been coming across a few pretty dope contests lately (if you can call them that?), and as a lover of currency and games, I thought it was something you’d might ... (more)

Weekly Roundup: Cartoons, Couples and Parking Wars

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 6, 2012 at 6:02 am
Welcome to our first roundup of the year!  2012 is gonna be a hot one yo!  Let’s start off with some of my new fave blogs I’ve started reading… some financially-based, ... (more)

Net Worth Update: $285,368.44 (UP $32,000!)

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 5, 2012 at 6:26 am
Wha wha wooey! Attack of the cash! :)  And it was least expected too, as usually things die down in December while everyone’s getting ready for the holidays. But as luck ... (more)

Help a Reader: “I Made a Really Awful Decision.”

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 4, 2012 at 7:28 am
This is a tough one, indeed.  Here’s the email I got from a fellow reader of BudgetsAreSexy. Take a gander, and then leave your thoughts/advice below?  Thanks! I’m ... (more)

Groupon’s $5 Magazine Subscription Deal

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 3, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Groupon is having a killer deal today, and for once I’m gonna promote it ;)  In fact, I’ve been buying gifts left and right on it, and I think it may be time to revise ... (more)

A Perk of The Crap Economy?

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 3, 2012 at 7:38 am
Remember when we found out our house was de-valued by like 30% the other month by our county?  And because of it we owe LESS taxes on our house now?  Well, somehow I hadn’t ... (more)

We Now Have to Pay 5 Cents Per Bag…

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 2, 2012 at 2:42 am
And I’ve already gotten suckered into it TWICE on opening day! (This new tax went into effect Sunday, the 1st of the year. Kinda like my free Wendy frosties too, only that ... (more)

Free Wendy’s Frosties? OK!

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 1, 2012 at 2:42 pm
This will be a quick post just to tell you I came across the BEST DEAL EVER this weekend:  Free Jr. Frosties from Wendy’s every time I buy something in 2012! How crazy is ... (more)

Your Mission This Weekend: Get Those Last Minute Tax Deductions!

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 30, 2011 at 6:39 am
Maaaaaan, can you believe it’s already the end of 2011??  What a freakin fast year!  And of course, we can’t close it out without us personal finance bloggers having ... (more)

Weekly Roundup: Vegas, Vanderbilts and Mohawks

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 30, 2011 at 6:02 am
Happppppppy Friday my sexy little budgeters!  Y’all gearing up for some fun New Years plans? I hope so!  I’m gonna do something cRaZy this year and watch movies at ... (more)

Godiva or Gumballs?

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 29, 2011 at 6:57 am
(Guest Post by Barbara “Babs” Wagner – who once told us what old people know about money) One day I was at the mall with my two small sons and we passed a Godiva ... (more)

Time to Rock Those New Year’s Resolutions Again!

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 28, 2011 at 6:36 am
Y’all do okay w/ last  year’s?  You gonna pick the same ones cuz you forgot all year long? Haha… I’m gonna go back and search through my old posts now ... (more)

I Bought My First Piece of Art!

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 27, 2011 at 6:26 am
You like it? How much do you think I spent on it? (I’ll tell you at the end of the post ;)) I had absolutely no intention of spending ANYTHING the night I picked this up, ... (more)

It’s My Birthday And I Can Shop If I Want To ;)

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 26, 2011 at 6:52 am
I probably won’t, but it’s okay if I do! Haha… actually, every year I look forward to walking around downtown where I grew up, and just spending time w/ the ... (more)

Last Minute Xmas Shopping? Uh-Ohs…

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 23, 2011 at 7:02 am
It seems I have pushed it to the very end this year – I’m still only 50% finished with Christmas gifts! Yikes… and I’m literally in Wisconsin right now ... (more)

Weekly Roundup: Jay-Z, Ferraris and Preventing Wealth

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 23, 2011 at 6:52 am
Here’s some good reading material for over the weekend if you get bored/tired of all that family time! Haha… Or if you just want to continue getting your learn on ;) ... (more)

How I Lost A Fortune Getting Out of Debt

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 22, 2011 at 6:37 am
(Guest Post by Todd R. Tresidder — A great guy with a rather interesting take on his self-proclaimed “mistake” — I don’t know if I’d call it ... (more)