April 2011

Free Money, Minimalism, and a Giveaway Extravaganza

April 29, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS. I hope you all had a great week.  As you may know last week marked our one year anniversary together.  Last year we held two contests where our winners didn’t contact us to claim their prizes.  So today we are going to (once again) give away the two prizes.  The first prize [...]

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When Business Relationships Become Personal

April 28, 2011

The black and white area of our financial relationships may become grey as we develop personal relationships within our professional lives. If you have a financial advisor, when does your professional relationship about your finances become personal? I have been a financial planner for almost six years and I have received some pretty outrageous requests [...]

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DINKS Reality: Extreme Couponing

April 27, 2011

Last week I saw this show on TLC called Extreme Couponing and I couldn’t believe it so I have to share. Extreme couponing is a show about extreme shopping and extreme saving.  I was in awe about the amount of effort and energy that people will spend to save a dollar. I couldn’t help but [...]

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The Financial Taste Test: Coke vs. Pepsi

April 26, 2011

Good Morning DINKS.  Today we are going to discuss two of the biggest beverage brands in the world, and determine if your personal preference is the same as your financial taste.  Finance is personal, which means that it is an individual choice for everyone.  Do you separate your financial life from your personal life?  We [...]

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Losing Our Personal Financial Priorities

April 25, 2011

Yesterday I was talking with my Dad on his way out to a dinner party; he was going to visit the new home of some family friends.  My Dad’s friends recently relocated to be closer to the husband’s place of employment so he wouldn’t have such a long commute into work every day.  This move [...]

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Happy Anniversary Friday Roundup

April 22, 2011

Happy Friday Everyone!  It’s official. We have hit our one year anniversary together.  Just over a year ago I joined the DINKS community, and since that day we have been blogging happily ever after.  One year is the paper anniversary, but since we are all trying to be more eco friendly I won’t ask for [...]

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Small Businesses That Made It Big!

April 21, 2011

I am a real sucker for success stories; I love to read about the small start ups of big businesses.  When I found this article on MSN I felt the need to share, the article is titled Turning Points: How small businesses made it big.  It discusses the business strategies and philosophies that allowed small [...]

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It’s OK To Pay For…

April 20, 2011

I don’t mind paying for certain things in life that I am unable to provide for myself.  I am not the type of person to constantly spend a lot of money on lavish gifts and expensive things.  In order for me to spend the money the opportunity has to definitely outweigh the cost.  I don’t [...]

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70 Minutes, $50, 2 Women, and a Garlic Holder

April 19, 2011

This past week I went to a major department store with my friend to buy a bridal gift for the upcoming bridal shower of a co-worker.  I know that I am not married to my boyfriend Nick, and I know that I have always been complaining about the fact that we are not yet married.  [...]

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Think Like a Bank

April 18, 2011

When you think about money, what comes to mind? When you think about money do you think about being rich, or do you think about something else?  Maybe you think about the place that holds your money, or the place where you invest your money, or maybe when you think about money you think about [...]

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