February 2012

Spring Cleaning: What to Sell, What to Donate, and What to Throw Away

February 29, 2012

Welcome into March DINKS.  It’s time for the snow to stop and the sun to start shining.  It’s also time for spring cleaning.  Every year around this time people start to clean out their closets, their cupboards, their drawers, and their shelves.  Very often we see posts from financial bloggers about making extra money by [...]

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Why Do You Save Money?

February 28, 2012

It seems that everywhere we turn nowadays someone is trying to help us save money on something.  I have not always been a saver, and I have not always been great with money.  But now I am happy to say that I am financially responsible and I successfully manage my money.  However, this took years [...]

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Should I give my boyfriend a marriage ultimatum?

February 27, 2012

I am (sadly) not married to my long time boyfriend, but after 12 years together it really doesn’t make a difference for our joint finances.  Or maybe that is just something that I tell myself to make myself feel better about planning my life and sharing my money with a man who cannot (or does [...]

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Friday Roundup: Mortgage Refinances, Couples Debt, & No Fee ATMs

February 24, 2012

Happy Friday DINKS.  It’s the last Friday in February and hopefully the warm weather will be upon us soon.  Even though I live in the (usually) snowy North East I admittedly hate the winter.  It is not the cold air that really bothers me so much as it is the wind, the grey skies, and [...]

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Finding a Balance in Your Investments

February 23, 2012

With the markets being unpredictable, it may be a good idea to have a balanced investment strategy to create stability and try to lower our daily changes in the value of our investments. A Balanced Investment Strategy has both fixed income as well as equity in our Investment Portfolio.  This is especially an important strategy [...]

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What’s Your Spending Personality?

February 22, 2012

(Guest post by Benjamin) There are a lot of different ways people spend money. Some prefer to save up for expensive items, some don’t mind spending on little things but hate to drop a lot of cash on major purchases, and some are in danger of spending every time they go into a store. Below, [...]

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Why I Hate Money!

February 21, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  There was a post not so long ago on the very popular and very fun financial blog Budgets Are Sexy that asked “Does America Hate Money?” This post got me thinking about my own opinion of money both as a person who lives on a budget as well as a financial service [...]

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Would You Pay Money to Meet Your Spouse?

February 20, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Online dating is the new nightclub.  Instead of getting all dressed up, going out all night, and spending a lot of money on drinks to meet our potential future spouse people are now staying in, and spending money on signing up for online dating services in the comfort of our own pyjamas. [...]

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Friday Roundup: Interest Rates, Homes, Fiverr, and Your Net Worth

February 17, 2012

Happy Friday DINKS.  I hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day.  Let’s start today off on the right foot. Let us say Congratulations to James Schipper, IB, & Bryan at Pinch That Penny…You are ALL WINNERS of our book giveaways.  Please contact us by email so we can put you in contact with the authors or [...]

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Why I Chose TD Bank

February 16, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Just before the holidays I travelled to New York City on a business trip, one of my orders of business was to open a US Checking Account.  Even though I live in Canada I have a “regular” income stream from the US, and it is just easier to have a US Checking [...]

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