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Should We Get Pet Insurance For Our Cat?

by Elle
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As you probably guessed from this post’s title, we had some vet bills that have made me seriously look into getting pet insurance. First let’s start with the good news. After taking home our new kitten home we took him to the vet for a look-over and to get his rabies shop. He’s in great shape [...]

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Digging Out From an Upside Down Car Loan

by Elle
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From time to time I get questions from Couple Money readers. I love to get your emails and money questions. Julie’s* situation was something that we’ve personally had to deal with – getting rid of a car loan. Neither one of us are financial experts, but we too had a car loan that we were just sick and [...]

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Getting Ready For a 5k

by Elle
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So now that I mentioned that we’re brewing our own beer at home, I decided to go in the opposite direction and mention that next month we’re going to complete a 5k run. What better reason to have a home brew than celebrating a personal fitness victory with a product of our own hard work [...]

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Homebrewing as a Couple

by Elle
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My husband and I have started a new hobby and last night we spent the whole evening together working on a project that we’ve wanted to do for a bit – we brewed some beer! While I wouldn’t call it frugal (at least right now with the upfront costs) I will say brewing at home is [...]

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Paying Estimated Taxes This Week

by Elle
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It’s a beautiful morning and I’m in my home office double checking the numbers. What fun! Seriously I’m spending an hour out of my day to make sure my estimated taxes for the first quarter in 2013 are paid for both North Carolina and federal government. If you haven’t already sent in your payments you [...]

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Starting to Feel Like Spring

by Elle
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 It actually feels like spring here in North Carolina! The sun is out and so are we this weekend. We decided to take our little one to the park for some swing and slide time. Who knew that a 20 month old can tire out 2 grown adults!  Even our cats are itching to get [...]

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5 Debt Lessons from Titanic

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In 1997, Titanic was a runaway smash hit that was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11. The fictionalized account of a few characters on the doomed Titanic ship sent people in droves to the theater. While the movie contains both a fictionalized romance and a non-fiction tragedy, it also has important lessons that [...]

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