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Bad Money Habits from our Childhood

February 6, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Take a moment to think about your childhood and if you grew up with or without money in your life. How did you first learn about money and how did your parents manage their money? The way that we grew up learning about money as kids definitely has an impact on how [...]

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Friday Roundup: Money Hoarding and Hating Money!

February 3, 2012
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Happy Friday DINKS.  I hope that you all had a nice week and welcome to the first Friday in February.  Today we have rounded up the best posts from around the web from our favourite personal finance bloggers.  This week was an extremely great week for finance posts, and we hope you really enjoy them. [...]

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Dream Save Do: Book Giveaway

February 1, 2012

Good Morning DINKS. Would you consider your marriage to be luggage? So often when we become a couple and we lose our individuality.  We start to consider our spouse before we consider our self and we may even put our personal goals on hold in order to help our spouse achieve theirs. What would you [...]

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Presidential Candidates And Their Net Worths

January 31, 2012

Good Morning DINKS. Thanks to our great friends at Bankrate we have some great information for you today. In celebration of 2012 being an election year Bankrate has compiled a list of some politicians and their net worth. Which politician do you think currently has the highest net worth? We have previously discussed both the [...]

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Should You Give Back The Ring?

January 30, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Today we are discussing what happens and ways that we can adjust when our relationship comes to an end.  This past week two of my DINK girlfriends found themselves back on the singles market and adjusting to their new lives with a single income.  Maybe it was the stress of the holidays [...]

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Friday Roundup: NYC, Investing Wisely, and Making a Budget

January 27, 2012

Good Morning DINKS… I hope that everyone is trying to stay warm during these chilly days.  Even though I am from the cold North East I have to admit that I really hate the cold weather.  From December to March I try to stay inside except for essential reasons like going to work and going [...]

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Do You Have Life Insurance? Tony Steuer Book Review & Giveaway

January 26, 2012

Good Morning DINKS!  Thanks to our great friend Tony Steuer we have an amazing giveaway for your today.  Actually we have two amazing giveaways for you today, so keep reading to find out how you can enter our Great Insurance Giveaway to win one of two copies of “Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The [...]

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Pay Off Your Credit Cards Sooner

January 25, 2012

As you may know I have recently turned my financial life around, it is by no means perfect but it is on the right path.  I no longer take money for granted, I always pay my bills on time, and I don’t accumulate debt. I decided to keep one credit card open in order to [...]

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I Just Cut Up My Credit Card… And Not By Choice!

January 24, 2012
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Good Morning DINKS.  This is an impromptu post, it was not planned but last night something happened to me and I just have to share the story with you along with my feelings.  I am feeling a whole slew of emotions about my recent Credit Card experience and I would love to hear from others [...]

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Lies Lies and More Lies About Money!

January 23, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Let me ask you a question “Do you ever lie to yourself?” Let’s be honest with each other, are you honest with yourself about your current financial situation, about your relationship, and about your career ambitions? MSN Money recently published an article titled “The Worst Money Lies We Tell Ourselves” and it [...]

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