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Net Worth Review: Looking Back At February

by Elle
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At the beginning of the month we examine last month’s finances and see how it’s affected our net worth. The purpose of the net worth reviews is to give us a regular system to look at our accounts, see what’s changed, and analyze what went well and what we need to work on. This month’s review will [...]

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Feast or Famine – Posts Around the Web

by Elle
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Besides writing here on Couple Money, I write on some wonderful sites, including TurboTax. This past week has a busier than normal. They usually spread out my posts, so I was surprised that a couple were posted the other week. With the tax season in full swing, it looks like more posts are going up to [...]

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Just When We Thought Our Bills Were Going Down

by Elle
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It looks like one of our bills will be increasing starting this month. Imagine the joy on our faces when we got an update from Wells Fargo about our mortgage payments for the next year. It looks like we’re having an increase. Having a fixed rate mortgage doesn’t necessarily mean that our payments to Wells Fargo remain the same through out the loan. [...]

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Welcome MSN Money Readers!

by Elle
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Welcome MSN readers! I hope you enjoyed hearing how parents can help keeping their baby expenses reasonable while providing for their little one. I had a lot of fun talking with Donna about our family’s experience so far and it was fascinating to see how J and Julia balance their family and finances. Since many of you are visiting [...]

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Sometimes It’s Not About Money

by Elle
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Life is more than money. I know this may seem weird coming from a personal finance blog that has the word money as half of its name, but sometimes the decisions we make on what to spend or not spend just isn’t about money. We manage our money for other reasons – it’s more than [...]

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Jury Duty Pay

by Elle
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Good news – I got my check from jury duty yesterday. As compensation for my service I have received a check for $92. While certainly less than what I usually make, it’s nice to get some money. I’ll be adding that money to our debt snowball as soon as the check clears. Having the payment automated [...]

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How Much is Our Toddler Costing Us?

by Elle
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One of popular series here on Couple Money is the Baby Expenses series. I started it when we first found out that we were expecting a little as a way to track our spending and to get other parents’ expenses with their little ones. As we shared the changes in our finances, we had many [...]

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