January 2010
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Coupons from the Entertainment Book, Act 2
We didn’t get one last year because we were moving from one area to another, but this year, we’re all nice and settled. To put it bluntly, the boyfriend and I are coupon whores. We hate eating somewhere if we don’t have a coupon. Wow, that makes it sound like we’re being cheap. Frankly, we [...]
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Comments (15)10 Places to Make Money Online
One of the most frequent reader questions on Poorer Than You is “How do I make money online?” This week’s guest post tackles 10 ways you can do just that, legitimately and with no start-up costs. This guest post is from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also [...]
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Savings Snowball: New Year 2010
Ah-hem! It has been brought to my attention that I haven’t done a “Savings Snowball” updates since May of 2009. Thankfully, I’ve been sticking with the snowball since then, just not writing about it at all. There hasn’t been an update because nothing has really changed… until now. When we last left my savings snowball, [...]
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Listen: Graduating and Job Hunting in the Recession
This is well worth an hour of your time, whether you be a recent grad, a young job-hunter, or a student with graduation in your upcoming future (juniors and seniors, I’m looking at you!). This program is an hour from yesterday’s Kojo Nnamdi Show, an show here on the Washington D.C. NPR station WAMU. It’s [...]
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Celebrate! Three Years of PTY
Happy Anniversary! Whether you’ve been reading for the whole three years or you’re just joining the community now, it’s time to celebrate in our achievements! Yes, “our” achievements – I may write this thing, but it’s you, reader, that makes it special. Otherwise, I’d just be airing my financial baggage in an echo chamber, and [...]
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Net Worth Update: December 2009
Happy New Year! The first of any month is an exciting time for me, because I’m a nerd and I love doing these net worth updates. (Data! Hurray!) But of course, the first of the year is always that much more exciting! This also marks a full three years of these updates – my first [...]
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