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Planning Ahead Saves Money on Back-To-School Expenses

Here on the West Coast school gets out in the middle of June and doesn’t start again until after Labor Day. Still, I’ve been planning for back-to-school since the beginning of July. Schools in other parts of the country start as early as the end of July, so big chain stores like [...]

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A Career that You’re Passionate About

How did you come across your current career? Have you known since college what you would do? Have your career plans evolved over time? Have you made a radical switch from where you started? I’ve posted before that my husband was let go from his job. His new job isn’t going particularly [...]

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Frugal Challenge: The Grocery Budget

This week I’m going to begin an ongoing challenge to get the grocery budget down. Currently, we spend between $400-$450 a month for a family of four. I know we can do better. We eat an awful lot of cold cereal for breakfast, If I would just take the time to make [...]

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