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We narrowed down our sofa selection to two choices. One a sofa for $899 from Costco. It is sturdy, durable, dark colored, and comfortable. The second sofa from a store is $1999 but is cream leather, gorgeous and super comfortable.
We love the leather sofa, but it’s twice the price, while being less likely to hold [...]

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I don’t think anyone should own a house who doesn’t like to do home maintenance. I have to complain about this because my parents have lived in the same home for 20+ years and have not maintained it at all.
My mom blames the fact they didn’t have the money, which is an untruth. Nope, my [...]

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A person would think that a woman’s hair cuts would cost more than a man’s. However in our relationship it is DH who spends more on haircuts. On average he spends $16/haircut every 3 weeks. I get my hair cut maybe 2x/year for $40 because I grow it out and chop it short.
I was asked [...]

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On another board someone asked the question, how do you deal with inheritances? I feel a bit uncomfortable to say the least asking my parents questions about their money. However I did ask yesterday about whether my parents have a will, they do not. It’s a little frustrating that my parents are [...]

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Interestingly I decided to end the Poll about “Cutting Expenses.” I was very surprised that the first item to be cut when in debt repayment mode was groceries. People chose groceries at 45%, with eating out coming in at 29%.
This was shocking to me. I personally voted eating out because I feel [...]

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Last night over dinner I was discussing with our new house guest whether we should have enjoyed our 20s more or if we spent it too conservatively saving and being responsible. He told me that he’s enjoying his money, freedom, and time now because when you are 40+ you won’t be able to backpack [...]

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How much help should you give your children? Where do you draw the line?
With DH’s best friend living with us, he’s going through the debate over whether to buy or rent. Usually it’s a pretty simple answer. Buy if you plan on staying put but rent if not. But the unknown [...]

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Today we were in Costco just getting a couple of items and we saw a couch. Now we have been saying we wanted a couch for 2 years now since we moved into our new place. But we’ve never been able to find something that fits, we like, and is in the right [...]

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I’ve discussed with friends what are disposable income items which you buy? One of the top purchases is obviously clothes. But it can be difficult sometimes to distinguish how extra clothes are because for many people there is a certain look they need to achieve for work.
However one disposable item that people seem [...]

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