I’ve made tons of financial mistakes, but this one is a real doozy.  Gosh, looking back, I can’t believe I was so STUPID.  Please shoot me and put me out of my misery.  I learned about stupidity, delayed gratification, and high pressure sales.  My DH still TEASES me about it, and says it was the [...]

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Yesterday I wrote about my first financial mistake, not contributing to retirement.  Today I’m going to talk about probably my second financial mistake.  Having an expensive wedding.  We  spent around $17k on a wedding/honeymoon.  I don’t know if I’ve ever done a breakdown for readers, but here it is finally.

Reception $5335 – included food, minister, [...]

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My first financial mistake happened in my early 20s.  Although last week I admitted that buying my house was a financial mistake, but not a personal mistake. So what did I really make a mistake on?
I was young, dumb, and just starting out.  Truth is, my mom didn’t give me much financial guidance except “spend [...]

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