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possible money disaster worked out just fine!

Published in October 10th, 2008
Posted by Tiffanie in budgeting
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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!A while back I wrote about how I budget for auto maintenance and why that is a part of our budget that I think is really smart.  Anyway, I finally took my car in to get the transmission flushed, fuel [...]

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do you really know where your money goes?

Published in September 12th, 2008
Posted by Tiffanie in budgeting
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From the time I got a job when I turned the 16, I always kept track of my spending.  I knew exactly where my money was going and how much I spent on certain things.  But I know not everyone is of the mindset or has the patience to record every single purchase, right down [...]

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why budgeting for auto maintenance is smart

Published in August 13th, 2008
Posted by Tiffanie in budgeting
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Every month I set aside $50 in my high yield HSBC online saving account just for future auto maintenance.  We have a newer vehicle (2006 Pontiac G6 GTP), but I know things happen.
We went in for an oil change and tire rotation last week, which cost me $60 (after a 20% coupon, plus it gave [...]

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