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How I Travel to Expensive Places for Cheap

December 1, 2017 48 Comments
How I Travel to Expensive Places for Cheap

A few months ago, out of curiosity, I decided to look up the cash price of our upcoming honeymoon flights. $6,989?! Multiply that by two because my husband’s also coming on the honeymoon (duh). So, almost $14,000 total. And at the risk of sounding like a jerk, the flights would be even more expensive since […]

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I Just Spent $3,000 in Three Weeks. Here’s How I’m Dealing With It.

November 17, 2017 76 Comments
I Just Spent $3,000 in Three Weeks. What I'm Doing About It.

Expensive things are happening at Chateau de Luxe. Let me count the ways: on November 2nd, at exactly 9am, my husband snagged us a coveted dinner reservation for $367. In late October, I bought two tickets to a money conference for $378. And if you’ve noticed I’ve been quiet on social media lately, it’s because […]

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Clueless About Saving? Here Are Seven Steps to Start.

November 13, 2017 40 Comments
How to Start Saving When You're Clueless

If you think about it, personal finance is kind of obvious: Spend less than you earn, then invest the rest. Boom, done. But obvious doesn’t automatically equal action. If so, I think we’d all be pretty rich already. Most of our financial scripts are learned through the people around us: people on TV, our friends, […]

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I Wasn’t a Born Saver, Here’s How I Learned

October 16, 2017 37 Comments
How I Started Saving

When I was in my early 20s, I thought I was invincible. Twice my peers tried to scare me into getting a 401k or a Roth IRA. “Don’t you want to not work when you’re old?” But they were promptly ignored. “Getting old doesn’t happen to people like me, therefore, I do not have to […]

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How I Bought a Canada Goose Jacket and Saved $215

September 21, 2017 32 Comments
How I Got a Canada Goose Jacket on Sale

*Updated November 2018. This post contains affiliate links.* Canada Goose jackets don’t come cheap. When I bought mine in 2014, it retailed for $595. Today, it’s selling for a whopping $895. Holy crap. With prices like these, and the fact that they never on sale, it’s natural to wonder: how does everyone afford these??? Today […]

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My Student Loan Story Was Lame: How I’d Pay It Off Now

September 18, 2017 14 Comments
How to Pay Off Student Loans

Confession: My student loan story is boring. It took me seven years to pay off 17k in student loan debt. Seven whole years. That’s a little over $200 paid per month. Meanwhile I get whiplash by so many awe-inspiring debt payoff stories like this or this. See? My story is unsexy in comparison. The $200 didn’t […]

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Five Things I’m Cheap As Hell About

September 14, 2017 49 Comments
Five Things I'm Cheap as Hell About

People tell you to spend your money on what you love. This is solid advice. As you know, I have no problem paying more for clothes that make me feel like me. Zach from Four Pillar Freedom has spent $400 on Chipotle this year because he loves it. Millennial Money Diaries, despite the common advice […]

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