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Kitchen/Laundry Reno - Third Week

The personal finance blog for Life Balance
Mon - Jul 14 01:53am
Progress this week: ++ The replacement cabinet for the broken one was received and installed. They sent doors with it so now...
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Kitchen update 7/12/25

Disneysteve's Common Cents Blog
Sun - Jul 13 12:43am
Yesterday our guy picked up the backsplash tile before coming in for the day. We took out a few tiles before he started worki...
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2025 Credit Card Reward Tally (& Travel ...

Monkey Mama*s Monkey Money Blog
Sun - Jul 13 12:37am
2025 TALLY: $1,000 Capital One Venture (MH double dip) ------------ $1,000 TOTAL *ONE-TIME REWARDS* **In addition, va...
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Front entry project complete

Save More, Spend Less
Sat - Jul 12 03:28pm
Door project done! I'm happy to say the front entry is now finally done, both the main door and the storm door. The installe...
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Current Financial Summary

Bloom Where You Are Planted
Fri - Jul 11 10:40pm
I have been meaning to write a long summary of where I am financially.  Currently, I have 3 debts totaling 46k and chang...
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The Latest From The Saving Advice Forums

Retirement Savings -- Countup

Randomsaver • 14 Jul 2025 18:30:42
Retirement Account Savings . . . count it up. I've a long waaaaaays to go . . 10 years including this year is my target. Retirement Savings : $145K :angry...
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Met with a CFP

ua_guy • 14 Jul 2025 18:03:42
It's time for DH and I to address some complex financial situations, estate planning, and also putting pins on a map plotting retirement. We were referred to a CFP (fiduciary) by a tax firm we've used to prepare our returns for th...
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Ebay sellers thread (other platforms too...

disneysteve • 13 Jul 2025 20:18:40
I know a few of you sell at least occasionally on ebay. I don't think any of you sell regularly but I may be wrong. I figured I'd start a thread for any ebayers to share tips and tricks and progress and challenges. I've been on e...
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401k withdrawal for home down payment

LivingAlmostLarge • 11 Jul 2025 19:12:50
A friend asked if they should take out from their 401k to put down on a house. I said yes. Their financial advisor suggested it. Mind you if they do this they will be emptying most of it and he won't make any money off of them. Bu...
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Click to Cancel

srblanco7 • 11 Jul 2025 02:44:23
New FTC rule that will be coming into effect over the next couple months should benefit consumers by requiring companies to make it easier for consumers to stop paying for services that they no longer want. Requirements include...
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