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Why We Are So Bad at Buying Happiness

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Hair, Hair, Everywhere – the Recession Edition

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Experience, Not Stuff

Experience, Not Stuff

Experience, not stuff: I've decided to make this my mantra to live by. It'll be hard, because I like nice things (ex: shoes), but guess which of the following I remember the most? (a) A $100 leather jacket purchased in Buenos Aires, that I've worn ONCE in 3 years. (b) A $45 hour-long horse ride on ...

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What Sex And The City Taught Me About Love, Life, and Money

What Sex And The City Taught Me About Love, Life, and Money

Sex And The City: The Movie is coming out in May! I am so, so excited, and I'm betting that many Sex And The City feel the same way. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda - you ladies have been missed! (By the way, I love the photo below - head-to-toe ...

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5 Year Travel Plan: Making Your Travel Dreams a Reality

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7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

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How to Host a Dinner Party On a Budget

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Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

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The Price of Addiction To Argentine Tango

The Price of Addiction To Argentine Tango

It's happened. I fell for the sultry dance, hard. (I even made its own category!) I leave class with a big smile on my face. I read Argentine tango forums and blogs. I fall asleep thinking of boleos and molinetes. I'm not sure how my wallet feels about the possible financial ...

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Old Cars: Unsung Heroes of Personal Finance

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Disney World Recap

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Job Fairs: How to Prepare So You Stand Out

Job Fairs: How to Prepare So You Stand Out

Job fairs can be a great opportunity for applicants to interact with many different companies. But if you don't prepare adequately, job fairs can be a disaster. Last week, I attended a job fair - prior to the event I debated whether I should go. I had heard the horror ...

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How To Practice Safe and Responsible Credit Card Use

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You Know You’re a Personal Finance Blogger When…

by WellHeeled on April 22, 2009

Here are ten easy ways to figure out if you are a personal finance blogger:

1. Whenever something happens, you think, “is this blog-worthy? And how do finances factor into it?”

2. You can write about the relationship between money and well, everything (for example, Sex and the City, Mother’s Day, weekend plans with boyfriend, and cheerleading).

3. You stop at buying just one pair of shoes because you know you will have to blog about it (a whole new outfit might be kind of difficult to explain to the pf blogosphere).

4. When pay day comes, your first reaction is: more money for investments & savings!

5. You write about personal finance in your personal journal and scrapbook economic news (wait, you mean that’s just me?)

6. It’s fun making up budgets for all sorts of different scenarios.

7. New articles keep harping on how young people don’t save, but you are worried about saving for retirement.

8. A big-time blogger comments on your post and it’s like a celebrity sighting. (Hi Jonathan!)

9. You love playing around with online personal finance calculators.

10. You don’t even remember what life was like before PF blog. (kidding! Sort of.)

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PJ April 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm

That was quite possibly the funniest thing I have read in a while!!! haha – nice!!

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eemusings April 22, 2009 at 10:01 pm

Love number 8! Too true! It’s like meeting a celebrity, lol.

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Sense April 23, 2009 at 1:09 am

hee. i enjoyed this. and can definitely relate.

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asgreen April 23, 2009 at 5:05 am

Ha! I love it. =)

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Kristin @ klingtocash April 23, 2009 at 5:11 am

I’m so glad I’m not the only one that does number 6. Number 1 is so right on. I’m constantly thinking that.

I’m glad to know I’m not the only crazy… I mean… um… frugal one :)

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Nicole April 23, 2009 at 6:05 am

This is awesome, and completely right on. I felt like I was reading about myself. Keep it up!
Nicole

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myprettypennies April 23, 2009 at 6:16 am

Hahaha, too funny. Thanks for the morning laugh. :)

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Fabulously Broke April 23, 2009 at 6:28 am

I love #3 and #5

#3: Yeah. I do feel kind of guilty justifying my shopping sprees

#5: That is totally just you honey :) LOL!!!!! The blog is my journal I guess.

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SavingDiva April 23, 2009 at 6:36 am

EXCELLENT! :D

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Jason Unger April 23, 2009 at 6:44 am

Ain’t it the truth. Awesome!

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Mrs. Micah April 23, 2009 at 7:16 am

You speak the truth. Except I don’t scrapbook economic news. I’m too lazy to scrapbook. ;)

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lulu April 23, 2009 at 7:59 am

You just wrote about me in that post. I love it.

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Miss M @ M is for Money April 23, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Ha ha, very funny. I fit most except I don’t scrapbook or keep a journal.

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Money Maus April 23, 2009 at 5:09 pm

YAY to all :)

Cute list.

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DH @ The Money Blog Revisited April 24, 2009 at 7:46 am

LOL, great list! :)

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Meg April 24, 2009 at 2:20 pm

I love this!!! And it is NOT just you.

Per #3 I actully had to admit to a few friends that I have a PF blog in order to explain my extreme hesitation to buy a fabulous sweater (on clearance!) when I’d been forced to go shopping with them during my shopping hiatus. I had to explain I’d promised on my blog not to shop! I can still rememnber the “you’ve got to be kidding me” looks on their faces…

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Budgets are Sexy April 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm

OMG you are too funny! haha….i love it. esp #1 and #8 for sure…every time i read something cool (or watch something viral on youtube) i’m ALWAYS trying to finagle a way to connect it to finance ;)

Guess that’s why blogging is pretty damn cool. Journalism at it’s finest if you ask me. (and i know you are)

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quarterlifegirl April 24, 2009 at 8:37 pm

lol….guilty as charged!! I’m glad to see I’m not the only crazy one out there. ;-)

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Wojciech Kulicki June 19, 2009 at 5:15 am

Awesome list. #1 gets me all day long, sometimes I just need to turn my PF brain off so I can have a normal day. :)

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444 June 19, 2009 at 6:34 am

HA! Yes, I find myself wondering if I will confess on my blog that I spent some money on clothes. :o / ;oD

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Hank June 19, 2009 at 9:54 am

Great list and 100% true!

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Andy June 24, 2009 at 8:34 am

Great post! Good to see that I am not the only one with these quirks.

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