What non-traditional personal advice have you received that turned out to be helpful?

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Definitely no motels for us either. We’ll happily pay for a safe and clean place to stay.

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I have two fun wins:

We are expecting a baby girl in May- she alone is a win but there’s a financial win as well! With babies come...

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This is so helpful. Thank you!! I’ll run our numbers through that calculator in a few months to see how we’re tracking!

I’ll...

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Agree with you 100%! I gave this some more thought and I think it also depends on how you manage the rest of your finances. If you’re someone who...

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Hmm, I guess I have a little bit of a different perspective. I think most traditional or standard financial advice isn’t atypical, it’s just...

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My husband who went the Naval Academy and did 10 years in the Marines would agree with your dad on this. Not only the personal cost but (for him) came...

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We were advised to put single and withhold zero additional deductions to get the most taken out of our paycheck by default (meaning without adding on...

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Maybe even something that goes against traditional advice. Did it work in your favor by chance or was there something else to it?

This came...

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I love reading this thread. Great progress, DS!

I had a small (but big to me) decluttering win, I arranged for bulk trash pickup last week...

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You’re right, we don’t. I need to calculate what our estimated federal income taxes will be and have additional withholdings. I just double...

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You all are a timely on top of it bunch so much that I had to scroll to the bottom of the page to find this thread! Unlike us, who procrastinated and...

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It’s not an every day thing, you’ve been wanting to do it, and you can afford it. My vote is go for it and enjoy!

Our most expensive...