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Tips for Deactivating Your Spending Triggers

November 18th, 2008 1 Comment

Knowing your weaknesses — what makes you pull out your wallet — is one key to spending less. By necessity, I’ve deactivated many of my “fun” spending triggers: The library has replaced book stores. A $10 monthly subscription to E-music has replaced CDs. Good old Walgreens has replaced the spendy gift store for greeting cards [...]

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His and Her: Sex and Money

July 20th, 2008 1 Comment

My husband took over the daily balancing of our joint account years ago, because: a) He’s better at it. b) He doesn’t bend himself into a sniveling, anxiety wracked pretzel in the process. I get at least monthly updates about our financial sitch, requests to help make decisions about saving and spending, and reminders to [...]

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