Food and household spending is one of the few areas where you can significant adjustments to the budget. With some minor changes and clever tactics, you can spend a whole lot less.
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For the last 7 years, I’ve wanted to visit New Orleans. And this past fall, I finally got to go. After finding my flight for an incredible steal (The Flight Deal is the best), I was excited to spend 5 days eating gumbo, listening to jazz, and understanding its incredible history.
Though I am 100% sympathetic, I need to state my case for why relying on your husband or boyfriend to “do the money” is a no good, very bad idea. Will I be making fun of men? Of course I will be making fun of men. Will I make some people angry? I will likely make people angry.
With investing, the most important decision you make is not which stock you pick but whether you invest in stocks at all, or bonds, and cash, and other broad categories of investments (called “asset classes”). This big picture decision is called “asset allocation”.
I’ve met several people who believe that student loans are a way of life. And they believe that they will die with their student loans by their side. They have no hope in paying them off early, but instead pay their monthly minimums and continue on with their lives.
You finally build up the strength to open it and quietly scream “No! Stop!” You have insurance. It comes out of your paycheck every month. Why do you still owe $170 for a 5-minute appointment with your doctor who barely looked at you?
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Okay, but where do I actually start?
I got you.
