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Saving Up for The 2012 Financial Blogger Conference

by Elle on January 27, 2012

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Registration just opened up this week for the 2012 Financial Blogger Conference and I ordered 2 tickets for the event. Last year’s conference was fantastic – not only did I get to meet some of my online colleagues in person, but there was an incredible amount of information I gathered. This year looks to be a bigger event [...]

What’s Taxable Income?

January 26, 2012
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You’ll see many sites advising you to lower your taxable income. What exactly does that mean? Which part of your income is taxable? Taxable Income and You Quite simply how much you owe on taxes is based on your taxable income and your filing status. When you dig deeper your taxable income also affected by how [...]

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Refinancing Our House- An Update

January 25, 2012
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It’s been a bit since I mentioned refinancing our mortgage. We hadn’t dropped the idea – it’s just that there hasn’t been much changed. We haven’t heard anything from the mortgage specialist. Earlier this month we decided to see if the streamlined refinance option our current lender offers would be a good deal for us. [...]

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What Debt Will You Conquer in 2012?

January 23, 2012
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Our Debt to Conquer in 2012 There’s been a slight change for one of our 2012 financial goals. I know it’s only the first month, but I feel like I should adjust it to reflect a new opportunity. As regular readers know, we have one student loan between us and its our only non-mortgage debt left. Right now [...]

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Baby Proofing: How to Lessen Toxins in Your Home

January 22, 2012
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When most parents, or parents-to-be, think of the words “baby proofing,” they no doubt think of buying outlet covers, installing baby gates and placing child-proof locks on cabinet doors containing cleaning products. However, what you may have missed are three potentially dangerous substances to babies and children that can be found in many different areas [...]

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Sharing My Financial Reviews

January 21, 2012
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Lately I’ve received questions from readers and companies about doing more reviews on the site. There are many financial services, products, and sites out right now. My husband and I use some of them to help organize and build finances such as ING Direct, Mint, and Lynda.com. One of my goals is to maintain the [...]

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Can You Afford to Have a Baby?

January 20, 2012
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Today’s guest post covers a familiar topic here on Couple Money – the cost of having a kid. The more I look at it, the more it seems as if kids can be as expensive or as frugal as you imagine. I’d love to do a post in the future about personal experiences from parents, so [...]

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