Jenny on February 18th, 2010

OMG. OMFG. I am going to try to stop hyperventilating long enough to breathe and write this blog post. Suze Orman knows we exist!! That’s right, Suze FREAKING Orman, my idol of all idols. And she taped a video for Life After College!
When Orman’s media team got in touch and asked me to submit a [...]

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It is my pleasure to introduce you to Phil Villarreal – one of the funniest (and most supportive) people I’ve met through my blog.
Phil recently published his book, Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel, after seven failed manuscripts over seven years. I admire his persistence and sense of humor. As one reviewer describes him, “Phil is [...]

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Jenny on September 21st, 2009

The following is a guest post that I was excited to contribute to ING Direct’s blog, We the Savers last week. Re-posting here for those of you that didn’t get a chance to read it!
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want now.”
-Zig Zigler
Crisp, sugary-sweet bacon. [...]

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Jenny on August 20th, 2009

As my friend J-Money (okay, we’ve never met in person but he cracks me up and I love his blog) would tell you, Budgets Are Sexy. But not all of them. Some are just straight-up Debbie Downers. Before I get into my budgeting secret and awesome template (pretty sexy if I don’t say so myself), [...]

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Jenny on August 4th, 2009

Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You to Be Rich offers great advice (with an accompanying video) on automating your money. I’m also a big fan of automation – my paychecks are direct deposited into three accounts, my two savings accounts are funded automatically, and major bills are paid without me having to think about [...]

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Jenny on June 30th, 2009

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published a special insert called “The Best Online Tools for Personal Finance.” I have shared a few tools on this blog in the past, but wanted to make sure I pass along a few more gems from the article for your financial management arsenal.
(The Best of) WSJ’s Best [...]

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