Search results for love and money
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Posted
Oct 03 2007, 04:00 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
That great American pastime, Monopoly , has likely taught you some lousy financial lessons (and we're not talking about the wisdom of building a hotel on Boardwalk.) Partner blog Blueprint for Financial Prosperity says the No. 1 Monopoly lesson it's best to unlearn is: Expensive is better. Among the other lessons Monopoly won't teach you: Money won't solve all of your problems, and bankruptcy isn't an endgame.
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Oct 04 2007, 08:16 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Phoebe really doesn't need that designer collar or cute doggie sweater. She has her own coat, which is, hopefully, well maintained by you with regular brushing. Frugal Panda (who knows about pets because Frugal is a panda) offers tips for enjoying a pet's companionship without going overboard on expensive breeds and pet accoutrements. Tip: There's no need to hit the frozen food section of your local pet store.
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Oct 04 2007, 10:23 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
The Silicon Valley Blogger and her husband had an argument the other day over fake versus real . She likes imitation potted plants in the house. He prefers the kind you have to water. SV Blogger, host of The Digerati Life, explains how to save money by buying replicas of art, furniture, jewelry and furs that would fool everyone but the experts.
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Oct 23 2007, 06:28 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Queercents blogger Nina Smith, in a guest post at I Will Teach You To Be Rich , notes that "money spends the same whether it's carried in a purse or wallet." So why is so-called investing advice in women's magazines often about protecting money, and men's magazines deliver an aggressive approach to making money grow? Are writers for O, The Oprah Magazine and other publications bolstering a perception of woman as second-class capitalists by emphasizing financial basics, rather than high-powered money advice? Or do they know their audience? The average woman between 24 and 35, Smith's post says, has a mere $500 in savings.
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Oct 29 2007, 05:40 AM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
A post by The Baglady about a former boyfriend makes for a lighthearted Monday morning read about how not to save money . He lives with his parents and rationalizes not paying rent because he serves as their ex officio "marriage counselor, system administrator and financial adviser." He eats cheap spaghetti every night (unless he was taking Baglady out to dine for free at a company party). He also is one of those nonflushers . (Don't want to waste any water, do we?) Baglady has no regrets about ending this relationship: "Looking back, I am pretty glad that I broke up with him because if I married him I would have had no wedding, and right now I would probably be living with his parents and eating 50-cent spaghetti." (BL is no bag lady, by the way. Her first job out of college came with a $60,000 salary.)
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Nov 26 2007, 01:19 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
When we read Monevator 's headline -- " How talking about money is like French kissing " -- we had to read on. Our time was well spent. The truth is that not talking about money with friends and family can be destructive to us and to our relationships. "For many husbands and wives , the first time they hear about their partner’s mounting debt is when it becomes so big it threatens to bankrupt the family," Monevator writes. Conversely, talking about money can produce great results. You'll learn from those who have more experience than you. "I’m not saying you need to grab your postman or your daughter’s schoolteacher and tear their ear off as you wax lyrical about the joys of compound interest," this British blogger writes, before concluding: "Ultimately, talking about money is rather like kissing. Don’t overdo it, and don’t shove it down other people’s throats, but enjoy it when you get the chance -- and never be ashamed of it."
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Dec 26 2007, 05:35 AM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from partner blog The Dough Roller. It's been said that money is the No. 1 cause of divorce. Or to say it another way: Marriage is about love, divorce is about money. To that we may add that money is the No. 1 cause of turmoil in a marriage. Strife over money can last years in a marriage if not properly addressed and, short of divorce, can drive a wedge between a husband and wife. This doesn't have to be, and so here are eight tips on fighting with your spouse over money. Honestly examine your own attitudes about money. We all have different views and attitudes about money -- how it should be spent, saved, given and so on. Before raising a difficult money issue with your spouse, honestly re-examine your approach and feelings about the issue. You may just find that you need to change as much as or more than your spouse. And if not, it will better prepare you for an open-minded discussion when you do raise the issue.
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Dec 27 2007, 06:19 PM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Krystalatwork, who blogs at Give Me Back My Five Bucks, shares pretty much every detail of her financial life in little charts on her Web site. She keeps readers up to date about her triumphs, large and small, her disappointments, and her hunt for full-time employment. And her readership is bound to grow after she was included in a Wall Street Journal article about young PF bloggers. So why is it that she doesn't want the new man in her life to read her blog?
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Jan 16 2008, 06:49 AM
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Karen Datko
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Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Linsey Knerl at partner blog Wise Bread. Hot dates are often stereotyped as being expensive. Fine wines, fancy dinners, high-priced hotels and posh resorts top the list of ways we traditionally think of reconnecting with our significant other. Even though frugality generally isn't considered sexy, it can bring about intimacy in unexpected ways.
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Jan 17 2008, 03:12 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
Those class-action attorneys have been busy getting consumers all kinds of money. Recently we wrote about the refund owed to those who used their credit cards overseas. Now people who bought diamond jewelry between 1994 and 2006 can apply for some money back. How much you get depends in part on how much you spent in the first place, explains Paul Michael of our partner blog Wise Bread.
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