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Good Morning DINKS and Happy 1st Friday of August.  There is one more month left in summer and we want to know about your summer vacation plans.  What did you do for your summer vacation this year or what are you planning to do for your summer vacation over the next month?

I took a week off in June and just stayed close to home, my boyfriend Nick and I are planning a mini four-day vacation to Niagara Falls in the next few weeks.  My final week of vacation this year is in November; I am deciding whether I should just stay home and enjoy the Fall or take a week-long vacation to Portugal.  Any suggestions?

This weekend I am planning to be in New York City for The BlogHer ’12 Conference.  It is the first time that I will be attending BlogHer and I am very excited.

We have rounded up some great posts this week from some of our favourite personal finance bloggers.

Enjoy these posts and have a great weekend DINKS.

– Blog Her – Selling Your House: Don’t Be a Reality Show Douche

– 50 Plus Finance – Are Timeshares and Vacation Clubs A Good Deal?

– Adaptu – Financial Struggles in a Relationship: Managing Your Money as a Couple

– The Simple Dollar – Master the Concept of Cost Per Use

– Budgets Are Sexy – 8 Awesomely Frugal Date Ideas For The Weekend

– Clever Dude – What are my hobbies? Where do I spend my “disposable income”?

 

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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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1) Collaborate: Meet regularly to talk about money, set goals together, track and monitor them.

2) Understand and respect your partner. Take time to understand your partners values about money.

3) Watch the numbers. Get a budget, monitor your spending and track your net worth.

4) Max your retirement. Maximize contributions to your tax deferred retirement accounts.

5) Invest in stock. Stocks perform better than bonds or cash.

6) Avoid high interest debt. Credit cards and title loans are financial cancer.

7) Diversify. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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