February 2011

Couples Money Mistakes

February 28, 2011

When we get married we may choose to merge our finances or we may choose to keep them separate.  Whether we have a joint account with our spouse or not, our individual money is still part of a couple’s budget.  Whether we keep our money in the same account as our spouse or not is [...]

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Weekly Roundup: The NBA All Star Weekend, Sports, Money, and Financial Decisions

February 25, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS! Last weekend was the NBA All Star Weekend and because I am in a couple with a sports fanatic I have learned to grin and bare it during major sporting events.  I honestly do not like sports, but I watch sporting events with my boyfriend Nick.  More recently I have taken an [...]

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Airline Fees That Suck

February 24, 2011

It’s been a brutal winter up in the cold northeast and many people are escaping to warmer weather for a little winter break.  Before we book our airline tickets this winter we need to make sure to read the fine print about airline fees. Airlines have increased fees and created new fees for travellers that [...]

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Tips to Preserve Our Wealth

February 23, 2011

MSN recently published an article titled “Athletes Gone Broke”.  I can tell you that it reads as a cautionary tale of what not to do when we have money in order to make sure that we don’t lose all of our accumulated wealth. It is important for us to learn how to accumulate wealth, but [...]

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Improving Our Finances

February 22, 2011

US News recently published an article titled “50 Ways to Improve Your Finances in 2011”. It discusses 50 different ways to help us save, spend less, and earn more in the New Year.  Maybe our finances are not so great and they need to be improved, or maybe our finances are already good and we [...]

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DINKS Reality: Who Wears the Financial Pants in Your Couple?

February 21, 2011

As you know I am not married, so I don’t have any personal stories to share about my wedding. However, I am 30 years old, this is around the age when people start to get married and settle down both personally and financially. Rich Bride, Poor Bride is a show that details the wedding process [...]

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Weekly Roundup: Budget Spreadsheet Blowout

February 18, 2011

Happy Friday Dinks! This week we are reviewing the number one financial rule of all time…Live within Your Means.  How can we live within our financial means? We have to create a budget and stick to it.  It is that simple.  We must effectively manage our money in order to save and preserve our wealth. [...]

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Netflix: An inexpensive alternative to Blockbuster

February 17, 2011

Staying in and renting movies to make it a Blockbuster night can be expensive; even renting movies at our local independent video store can be expensive if we rent multiple movies.  The expense of renting movies combined with the general laziness of human beings has people searching for alternative methods to watch our favourite movies [...]

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Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps

February 16, 2011

I was born in 1980 and I have not seen the original Wall Street Movie. However, I can say that I enjoyed the modern day sequel Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.  This movie stars Michael Douglas (who I heard was also in the original Wall Street movie) as well as Shia Labeouf. I have [...]

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My Friends Make Me Spend Money

February 15, 2011

This past week I was going over my weekly spending and I noticed a very specific spending pattern.  I always spend money with the same people.  Other than the regular spending for my daily living such as groceries, and other amenities that keep my household running, I noticed a very specific spending pattern. I always [...]

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