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Happy Friday Dinks.  Today starts my 10 day vacation.  Yes that’s right as of this morning I am completely work free until Tuesday September 23 and I am so excited.  What am I going to do?  Well I’m going to New Orleans for FinCon and I’m getting ready to move.

Yes we finally found an apartment in a great neighborhood so now we are planning all the logistics of the move.  I’m excited to start decorating and get settled.  One of the biggest mistakes I always make in my life is trying to do everything too fast.  This often leads to excessive overspending.  This time I’m going to take my time decorating.  We are going to buy only the essentials during our moving weekend and then buy everything else little by little over the next few months.  My deadline is to have everything set up by the end of the year.   Does that sound realistic?

Have a great weekend Dinks. Here are some great posts we found this week:

Man vs. Debt – Re-Evaluating Your Financial Priorities

Retire by 40 – Are you a Minimalist or a Pack Rat?

Financial Samurai – Focus On Building Net Worth Even More Than Growing Income

My Bank Tracker – Payday Loan Alternatives You Need to Consider

Money Talks News – How to Cut the Cost of Daily Chores

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Tahnya is a Certified Financial Planner and former Investment Advisor turned marketing and communications professional She holds a degree from Concordia University, is debt free and currently works in the field of digital marketing.

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