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The Wedding is Over...Whew!

Frugal Foodie
Thu - Oct 01 11:57pm
Last Saturday was the big day...DH's daughter's wedding. At 10 p.m. Saturday night after all had left we looked at each other...
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September 2026 net worth update

Ceejay74's Personal Finance Blog
Wed - Sep 30 06:43pm
Well, this was a meh month for net worth. We basically erased the $12K of gains from last month. I'll really be interested to...
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Two Idiots Fishing

Trying to keep Tabs on my finances
Sun - Sep 27 03:07am
While trying to fall asleep but failing to do so, I decided to write down my retrospective of this weekend's fishing and kaya...
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2026: The Year of the Waterfall

Save More, Spend Less
Sat - Sep 26 10:18pm
I'm back from a wonderful waterfall trip in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Together with two prior trips this year tha...
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February - August 2026

Petunia in a Flower Garden
Fri - Sep 25 09:21pm
That time went by quickly! My aunt is doing better. She was moved to another location, closer to her daughter.  We did...
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The Latest From The Saving Advice Forums

How Common is having Over $5 Million Sav...

bjl584 • 02 Oct 2026 20:18:20
How Many Americans Have Banked a Cool $5 Million for Retirement? (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/many-americans-banked-cool-5-130612067.html) You're in a pretty exclusive club if you've managed to save +$5 mi...
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Pro Tip: Switch Your Cell Phone Plan To ...

james.hendrickson • 02 Oct 2026 20:02:23
All, A lot of the bigger cell phone providers are pretty expensive. Companies like T-Mobile and AT&T can charge high fees. In contrast low cost providers like US Mobile, Mint and Visible by Verizon charge significantly less ...
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Frugal Snack

bjl584 • 02 Oct 2026 19:43:10
I've been buying the flavored tuna packets from Walmart as a snack at work 90 calories, 19 grams of protein. They come in a variety of flavors and are only 88 cents a piece...
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$100,000 to spend

bjl584 • 02 Oct 2026 18:29:08
Something fun I saw online. If you are handed $100,000 under the conditions that you can't invest it, use it to pay off debt, or buy/renovate real estate, what are you spending it on? This was hard for me, as I am not a big sp...
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$500 October Challenge

bjl584 • 02 Oct 2026 16:08:26
I saw this on Reddit The goal is to make $500 by the end of October via side gigs or side hustles (basically anything legal that isn't connected to your normal job. Dividends don't count) This could be good motivation for newbi...
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