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We are fortunate to be at the point where we have about a month's worth of "slush" money, so we can always pay our bills when they are due out of that money if bills don't align w… (View Post)

I grew up near the MoA, so it pretty much does just seem like a big mall to me. I will say that it was a good place to go with kids, though, because there is so much to entertain them.The theme park … (View Post)

I'm jealous of all these fun sounding vacations! We will spend a ton of money on travel this year, but it's all to see family. OK in the spring for a reunion (probably), IL in the summer, a… (View Post)

At points in my life I have led a very minimalist lifestyle. Like I didn't even own/use shampoo and conditioner. All my belongings could easily fit in a car. It worked well for me at that stage … (View Post)

I've recently realized that I bleed money during gift giving occasions. We are generally very frugal, so when I give myself permission to spend money on other people I tend to want to go overboa… (View Post)