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Murphy’s Still Here. . .

October 20, 2010

As I mentioned yesterday, we have had a string of expenses in the last two weeks. Well, it appears Murphy is not done yet.  This morning our neighbor woke us up at 4:40 a.m.  He had just returned home and saw that the window in our car was smashed in.  We filed a police report, [...]

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Monthly Budget–Recovering from Murphy’s Visit

October 19, 2010

Last month’s budget was our attempt to live off of one income.  It failed miserably, largely because the infamous Murphy came to visit, and I think he overextended his stay! So what caused us to be more than two thousand dollars overbudget and have to tap into our savings?  Here are the culprits: Everything on [...]

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A Way to Save Money on Expensive Car Repairs

September 14, 2010

I have a relative who found a used car from the 1990s that had low mileage because it was owned by an elderly woman. However, the car is still 15+ years old, so it needs some major replacements. Luckily, while perusing the newspaper one night, she found that the local community college was looking for [...]

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In Defense of Money Saving Mom

July 29, 2010

The very first blog I read was Money Saving Mom. I read her blog for about 6 months before I decided to start my own. I was impressed with the beans and rice budget they followed while her husband was getting his law degree (perhaps because my husband is finishing up his Ph.D and I [...]

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