When I was getting out of debt, I heard that you should consolidate all of your errands into one trip to save money. That sounded like a good idea, but I never put much energy into it.  Gas was a necessity to me. It was always a generous amount in the budget just in case we needed…
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Image by davemc500hats via Flickr  What is Life Style Design? Life Style Design is actively pursing your ideal life style. Life style is a broad topic and can range from working from home, to traveling, to being able to sleep in until noon. It is about your situation, and how to arrange your time to…
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Lots of Carnivals and Festivals this week! The first was the Festival of Frugality – Earth Week Edition and the second was Carnival of Personal Finance at Studenomics. I always found it funny that they were called carnivals and festivals, but they really are. A bunch of really great people getting together sharing their content in a cool and fun…
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 Would you ever want to ask a millionaire questions about how they did it? I did. MM at PFblog had an amazing post early this month. He hit his goal of one million dollars. I thought other Eventual Millionaires would love to hear his advice, and he graciously said yes to an interview. Enjoy!   …
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This is the final part of my series of how I became debt free and quit my job. Here is Part 1 and Part 2. Enjoy! Some of you may have issues with this statement. I wake up every morning so excited to start my day. When I used to work 9-5, I hated getting…
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Image via Wikipedia This year our taxes went extremely well. Every part of the process was, dare I say, enjoyable. We found a new tax accountant. The most incredible thing was, she did our taxes while we were there. Normally as a small business it can take weeks to have my taxes completed. She actually…
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Image via Wikipedia Another great carnival this week. I’m always so impressed by the thought put into each carnival by the host. This week was hosted by Punch Debt in the Face. Ninja is an amazing stick figure artist and great blogger. Everyone should go and check out his site. My favorites of the lot this week:…
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How do young inexperienced entrepreneurs do it? You’ve heard so many stories of someone taking a concept and building it into a million dollar business. They all seem so uncommonly smart. So how does a 16 year old high school drop out go on to build a $1 million dollar jam company? With all of…
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My son has three piggy banks. Well two piggy banks and a fish bank. One is for saving, one is for spending and one is for giving. When he receives money for a holiday we sit down with him and his piggy banks and figure out how much goes in each one. It’s easy to…
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What do you do when someone asks you questions about frugality? Answer them! Frublogger emailed me Q&A with a few great questions about frugality and what it means to me. Take a look at her article with 42 Money Lessons from 19 Very Frugal Bloggers. She asked the top personal finance bloggers for their money…
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