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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

5 Year Travel Plan: Making Your Travel Dreams a Reality

I've been struck by a bad case of the travel bug lately... I haven't been out of the country since 2007, which seems like a long time. CB and I are saving for Galapgos, but we also want to travel quite extensively in the intervening months before our Big Galapagos ...

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Graduate School: (When) Should I Go?

Graduate School: (When) Should I Go?

Graduate school is a significant undertaking both in terms of time and money. During the last few months, I've felt some pressure from concerned family members about going to graduate school. I know they only want the best for me, but I'm glad I followed my gut instinct and ...

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Should Parents Pay For College Education

Should Parents Pay For College Education

A college education has, for a large percentage of society, become the de rigueur entry-level degree. "Should parents pay for college education" is a question where the answer is always, "it depends." In today's economic climate, I imagine that many parents are having the difficult talk with their kids ...

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Free GMAT Study Resources

Free GMAT Study Resources

Taking and prepping for standardized tests isn't cheap, fortunately, there are many free study resources available online. I've taken advantage of most of these resources when I was preparing for my test last year. Hopefully you will find them helpful as well. Free Online Study Materials The GMAT Uncovered by ManhattanGMAT: A ...

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7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

7 Steps In Overcoming Rejections In Job Search

Rejections during job search are disappointing, to be sure. Nobody likes to be told that they were qualified candidates, but the management has decided to go in another direction. In this environment, however, rejections are common-place through out the job search and interview process. After the initial disappointment wears off ...

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How to Host a Dinner Party On a Budget

How to Host a Dinner Party On a Budget

Hosting a dinner party is always fun, but right now I need my get-togethers to be budget-friendly as well. Remember when I made crab cakes? That was for a group of 5 or 6 friends. The crab cakes were delicious and everyone loved them, but, crabs are expensive! Two pounds ...

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Hair, Hair, Everywhere – the Recession Edition

Hair, Hair, Everywhere – the Recession Edition

I wrote a hair post in both 2007 and 2008, so I suppose it's only appropriate to continue the tradition in 2009! This post is dedicated to recession's impact on hair budgets. The recession is a major reason why I've been neglecting my hair a bit during these past several months: ...

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Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

Pure Altruism - Does it Exist?

Every time the holidays come around, feel-good human-interest stories surface. This is a time to give to others, help those in need, and realize that the world is not as cutthroat or as competitive as we may believe. But is it true? Can people be purely altruistic? The authors of Superfreakonomics (the ...

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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

Old Cars: Unsung Heroes of Personal Finance

New Cars are shiny, gleaming, loaded with the latest technology and features. New cars get the big commercials on TV, where they swerve confidently in snow storms, zoom down idyllic country lanes, and maybe even dance a little to the sound of a state-of-the-art in-car sound system near a trendy ...

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Disney World Recap

Disney World Recap

I realized that I haven't really talked about my Disney World adventure (aside from the Dining Plan review) on this blog yet... and well, that oversight must be rectified! If you have any specific questions about Disney World, please ask away and I'll do my best to answer. We Got To ...

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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

How To Practice Safe and Responsible Credit Card Use

Wait, you mean you never had a credit card education class in school? Okay, me neither. The quality of education these days! But there's no reason that high schools or colleges shouldn't offer a class like this. After all, credit card education isn't an awkward topic like the other type of ...

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Experience, Not Stuff

Experience, Not Stuff

I've decided to make the above 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 the coastline of ...

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The Man Gets The Check?

The Man Gets The Check?

When CB and I go out to dinner, we usually split the check. Other times, one of us would pick up the whole tab. I've noticed something interesting - when we ask for the check, sometimes the waiter/waitress would place the check towards CB, clearly in his direction or by his arms (on the ...

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Win $300 Cash for Financial Lent – Thanks to Prosper.com

by WellHeeled on March 1, 2010

Lent is a time of sacrifice and reflection. Here on Well-Heeled Blog, we are holding a Financial Lenten Contest with a $300 cash prize sponsored by Prosper.com, the popular peer-to-peer lending site. Because even the smallest of changes, like Lenten sacrifices, can save you financially. With the biggest giveaway ever hosted on this blog, one lucky reader will get a push towards his or her goal with the $300 cash prize provided by Prosper.com. :D

Piggy Bank 300x256 Win $300 Cash for Financial Lent   Thanks to Prosper.comFor a chance to win the $300 cash prize, please complete Step 1 and Step 2:

Step 1: Comment on this post on how much you plan to save by Easter (April 4, 2010) and what small changes you would make to realize that goal. [you must complete this step in order to enter the contest].

Step 2: Please do the following up more entries:

(A) up to 15 entries = Follow @WellHeeledBlog and tweet this giveaway up to 15 times (1 tweet counted per day) with this message: I want to win $300 Cash @WellHeeledBlog See http://tinyurl.com/300prosper to enter!

(B) 5 entries = blog about this giveaway, include in your post these 2 links: http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2010/03/01/win-300-cash-prosper/ and http://prosper.com

(C) 5 entries = spread the word on Facebook by writing about this giveaway on your wall, include these 2 links: http://www.wellheeledblog.com/2010/03/01/win-300-cash-prosper/ and http://prosper.com

(D) 5 entries = write a review of Well-Heeled Blog on Alexa – it will help me make this site better, so I really thank you in advance for taking the time to review.

(E) 5 entries = sign up for Well-Heeled Blog’s RSS updates or email updates. If you are already a subscriber, just let me know and you will be counted.

**If you’ve done any of the above, please leave a comment and let me know how you have entered so I can count your entries. Remember, you must complete Step 1 to enter the contest.

Deadline is Friday March 19 at midnight PST. Good luck. :) Thank you for entering this contest and thanks to Prosper.com for making this possible!

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Kelly March 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm

Tweeted again @blackdogfinds =)

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Kelly March 17, 2010 at 12:56 pm

Tweeted again @blackdogfinds ^-^

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carmen March 18, 2010 at 1:10 am
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One Frugal Girl March 19, 2010 at 12:51 am
Peter March 19, 2010 at 5:55 pm

I want to save $300 by easter, and I plan to do it by not eating out as much. (yes, we eat out THAT much). :)

Tweeted as well!

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Cricut Cartridges March 19, 2010 at 8:33 pm

I love this time of year. My biggest worry is going to be how much I will eat. lol. Why do holidays always invole eating? ;-)

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