Archive for February, 2012

Do You Know Why You Spend Money?

Posted by Aloysa on February 29th, 2012

This post was featured in the following carnivals:

Carnival of Retirement at Money Q & A
Yakezie Carnival at 20 and Engaged
Carnival of MoneyPros at Sweating The Big Stuff
Canadian Finance Carnival at Canadian Finance Blog
Totally Money Blog Carnival at Skint In The City
Carnival of Financial Planning at Frugal Zeitgeist
Financial Carnival for Young Adults at 20′s Finances
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at Money Crashers
Festival of Frugality at Budgeting with the Bushmans

If you think that shopaholics want to go shopping all the time, you are wrong.

The urges to run to the blissful place that I call The Mall come and go in waves. Usually it(…)

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A Retailer’s Worst Nightmare

Posted by Aloysa on February 27th, 2012

It is called buyer’s remorse, and it used to be my best friend for many years.

Are you familiar with the feeling that slowly turns from euphoria into a queasy sensation of concern, guilt and self-doubt? Do you hear a haunting voice in your head that says “Why did you buy that? You act like a selfish bitch with no consideration for your family. Return your purchases. NOW!” At this you reach a high level of anxiety that doesn’t let you sleep, and makes you toss and turn, and eat yourself alive for spending money on something you don’t need.

The next(…)

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A Feminist or a Bitch?

Posted by Aloysa on February 24th, 2012

I never thought about feminism as a movement or even as a word till the year I moved to the U.S.

In 2000 a clueless me joined the Women’s Studies program because I won a scholarship. Back then I did not know that Women’s Studies was not the most popular program at the university, and for a good reason. Women’s Studies was a feminist program in a small Mormon town.

I guess you can say that I discovered American feminism at the tender age of 26.

No, I did not become a bra burning feminist. I did not turn into a radical men(…)

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My Life Philosophy for Managing Money

Posted by Aloysa on February 22nd, 2012

Do you have a personal mission statement? How about a financial mission statement?

I have neither of these. I do know, somewhat vaguely, what my life’s journey is supposedly all about. But my financial destination is not clearly defined.

Theoretically my life is a journey to my debt free future, hopefully comfortable and financially secure retirement, and lots and lots of travel. However, this destination does not necessarily give me a sense of order, structure and organization. I am not even sure I am heading into the right direction.

I never had a conversation with myself as to what I want out of(…)

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Save Time and Money by Organizing Your Finances

Posted by Aloysa on February 20th, 2012

This article was featured in the following carnivals:

Carnival of Money Pros at Passive Income to Retire
Yakezie Carnival at Miss Wallstreet
Totally Money at The Frugal Toad
Canadian Finance Carnival at Canadian Finance Blog
Carnival of Financial Planning at Cult of Money
Financial Carnival for Young Adults at 20′s Finances
This article was written by Ashley over at Money Talks. Her passion in life is to help you get control of your money. If you like this article head over to her site, or better yet, subscribe to her feed.

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The 17th Yakezie Blog Swap Roundup

Posted by Aloysa on February 18th, 2012

Welcome to the 17th Yakezie Blog Swap. This time my fellow bloggers and I shared our Best Budget Travel Tips. As always, I was amazed at what people came up with and shared. Please check out the different tips below on how you too can save money while travelling:

One Cent at A Time shares with us 8 Green Travel Tips at Sustainable Life Blog.

Pinch That Penny talks about Saving on Travelling and Having Fun Getting There at Odd Cents.

Meal Plan Rescue tells us to Eat Local, Wherever You Are at The Frugal Toad.

Narrow Bridge Finance discusses How I Eat Locally Everywhere.

Thirty Six Months shares The Best Budget Travel(…)

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On Women’s Liberation, Manhood and My Wife

Posted by Aloysa on February 17th, 2012

Beaker talks about Women’s Liberation movement, what manhood means, and explains why he is okay with me making more money than he does. My story ”Why I Lied About Money” made him want to write this post. This is his point of view…

I truly believe that we are a product of our environment.

I grew up in a generation that was labeled as the generation that didn’t care about anything, that didn’t have a work ethic. We expected everything that we wanted to be given to us. Our generation was lovingly called Generation X.

I grew up learning about Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation,(…)

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Love Is Not Transactional. Or is it?

Posted by Aloysa on February 15th, 2012

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and everyone (well, almost everyone) was talking about expectations of gifts, dinners out, breakfasts in bed, rose petals on the floor, bubbles in the hot tubs and whatnot. Almost everyone expected something as a gift of love, something that would show that he or she cares.

One of my friends requested a Pandora bracelet from her boyfriend. The guy has three jobs and barely lives from paycheck to paycheck. Instead of doing some research, for example, just checking out Red Envelope prices and getting a better and a cheaper version, he went to Pandora store and got the(…)

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