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Fabulously Broke in the City
fabulouslybrokeinthecity.blogspot.com
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A woman in her mid-twenties dealing with her personal finances, blogging about her impulse cravings for shopping, life hacks, organization and observations on life.
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DIY Fridays – Home Staging: There Is a Pro Inside You!

      2 weeks ago, I discussed how I put my home for sale by myself. This was an important decision to make since my wife and I were a bit scared of doing everything by ourselves. On t...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

How to Procrastinate . . . the Right Way

Given two choices, one that’s ridiculously fun and one that’s insanely boring, which would you choose? In her book Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Mignon Fog...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

New Age: Transumerism — Why own when you can rent?

Renting is cool. At least, I think it is. Of course, it’s a fine balance between what I can afford to rent, and what I cannot (*cough* rental cars *cough*), but if I had billions of dollars, I ...

4 days ago

Payoffs versus Tradeoffs

When deciding if someone should stay home or go to work, there are a couple of questions that go through someone’s mind, namely: What if… He/She loses her job? He/She is the sole breadwin...

6 days ago

Fun With Nutella

A few months ago, I went to Italy with a couple friends. There, I tried Nutella for the first time. Fortunately, it didn’t taste at all like I expected. It was, well, kind of good. Even though ...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Saving a lot of money is not necessarily the best thing

Controversial title, right? What I mean by that, is many people (myself included) are under a general belief that saving as much as you can in every area, is the best PF thing you can possibly do. Wh...

21 may 12 2 people like this

DIY Fridays: Sell Your Home By Yourself

  In this DIY Friday, we will talk about one of the most lucrative DIY activities you can ever do in your life. Some DIY tasks will help you save a few pennies while selling your home by yoursel...

18 may 12

5 Costly Mistakes People Make When Networking

You’re a rare creature indeed if the idea of networking excites you. Being dropped into a room full of strangers and left to converse with them is terrifying even for the most courageous of us....

16 may 12 1 person likes this

Purging your Wardrobe

SELL EVERYTHING YOU CAN. Then… 1. Sort everything by it being worn out, tired, torn, pill-y, or faded. Toss. No one should be (or will want to be) wearing those clothes. Even on sale for $2. 2....

14 may 12 2 people like this

DIY Fridays – Do You Workout at Home to Save Money?

  Hey people!   I want to try something for the next Fridays. The idea came from a cool discussion I had with one of my friends about saving money. We were discussing how people are trying ...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

How Money Can Buy Happiness and Why You Want to Believe It Can’t

Have you ever shared your desire to amass financial wealth and received the response, “Money can’t buy happiness.“ Is permanent bliss the expected payoff for accomplishing your goal...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Using Sun Tzu – The Art of War to Fight Office Battles

I consider Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to be my Career Bible of sorts. I received the book as a gift for my 19th birthday from a mentor. I’ve never let it go since. So yes, you heard it here...

09 may 12

Do you keep a double budget on the sly?

I am. But wait, what’s a sneaky spender? Someone who has a budget, has a plan, has categories and still manages to go over budget in areas she didn’t mean to. The Journal of Consumer Rese...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

Does Age Matter?

  When I was a teenager, I met my first girlfriend who actually became my wife. At that time, I was 15 and she was 17. This was a huge difference for many people. Even my parents were a bit conc...

04 may 12

How to Care for Clothes: The Poorly Dressed Grownup’s Guide

Spring is here, and it’s time to go shopping. After I shed my winter weight, I’m hitting the outlet and shopping malls. At 5′ 9.5″ tall, finding clothes that fit me well is to...

02 may 12 1 person likes this

Make it easy to eat healthier: Stock your fridge properly!

If you are a nibbler, snacker or grazer like I am, you find that a lot of your grocery bill goes towards SNACKS — things you can grab in a pinch, eat quickly and feel satisfied without having t...

30 apr 12 1 person likes this

What You Need To Consider Before Going on a Sabbatical Leave

      Have you ever thought of slamming the door to your life one last time and never to look back?   Have you ever thought of escaping the9 to 5rat race for a year to find your i...

27 apr 12

5 No Cost (or Low Cost) Ways to Update Your Skills

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. ~ John Rohn Is there anything funner than earning money? Well, I can think of one thing: Learning. Fortunately, the en...

25 apr 12 3 people like this

Starting out: Where should you cut back first?

For a first time budgeter, cutting back on expenses can be daunting: where do you cut? why? how? and what is the best way to use that money? I am here to suggest that you start with the hardest categ...

23 apr 12 1 person likes this

The Best Way to Turn Time Into Money

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk around the personal finance interwebs about passive income. And I can understand why. Passive income is generated while you’re lounging on the beach, playing with y...

18 apr 12

The Most Enlightening Personal Finance Calculation I’ve Ever Done

Keeping your expenses as low as possible was best illustrated to be with some simple math, and once I got out of debt and had some REAL savings, I started calculating my expenses to get an idea of ho...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

Are You Superstitious at Work?

Are you superstitious? Do you believe in Friday 13th’s bad luck? By the way, it’s today .   Friday the 13th is among the most common superstitions along with crossing a black cat, going under a ...

13 apr 12

7 Simple Ways to Remove the Barriers to Cooking

Collard Greens - A healthy, southern delight. One of the most popular ways of saving money is to cook at home. Simple enough, right? Unfortunately, assuming the role of an amateur chef isn’t fr...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

There is no White Knight

Many people think “White Knight” automatically means a man comes along and saves you from yourself. He pays all your bills. He’s financially secure (and then some!) and he is loving...

09 apr 12 1 person likes this

Overcoming Procrastination; I’ve Finally Found the Secret!

  2 weeks ago, I discussed how I procrastinated before going snowboarding. I should have told you that upfront: I procrastinate all the time!   It’s quite a paradox in my life as I am known...

06 apr 12

How to Make Money Like a Man

Back when I started college in 1999, I repeatedly heard the statistic that women earned $0.75 for every $1.00 men earned. The articles I read seemed to suggest that the mere act of being born with a ...

04 apr 12

Why spending $20,000 on a year-long vacation was absolutely worth it

Had a curious email come in asking about my vacation spending and if it was worth it. Don’t forget that I am also not factoring in all of my LOST income, which if you assume I would work about ...

02 apr 12

Have You Ever Had a Mock Interview?

    I’m competitive by nature.   What I like about sport is the discipline, effort and the challenge. In fact, I like these 3 components so much that I try to shift my whole life in a ...

30 mar 12 1 person likes this

It’s Easy for You to Say

There are countless reasons to spend money you don’t have. You’re overly optimistic about your future earning potential. You don’t want to work hard for the money. You feed off inst...

28 mar 12

Everything has its limitations: Maxmize the gap between your earning and spending!

You can only cut back on so much and You can only make so much money! I know everyone talks about both independently as if one is better than the other, and it’s true. If you save a lot of your...

26 mar 12

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