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Couples and Money: Truth or Friction?

By Julie | Published February 28, 2013

We first published this story last year, for a special bridal feature that one of our company partners was sponsoring. We got great feedback on the story, so we’re offering it up again – seems timely, since we just had such a good time at the WBNQ Bridal Show! Couples and Money: Truth or… · Read More

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Budgeting for Time AND Money

By Julie | Published August 17, 2012

It’s been said that “Time is Money,” and in truth, researchers have spent a lot of valuable time trying to empirically prove that time is, in fact, money. How many times have you heard these sayings? We need to buy some more time for this assignment. I can’t afford to spend any more time on… · Read More

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Play Ball! You might learn something.

By Julie | Published June 29, 2012

While it’s not too difficult to quantify the expenses incurred while raising our kids (currently estimated at as much as $250,000 to raise a kid from birth to 18 in the US – not including college), it’s much harder – nigh on impossible – to quantify the time, effort and emotional investment. Never is this… · Read More

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Buy Local. Help Everybody.

By Julie | Published June 15, 2012

Cooperative – noun – an organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits. Cooperatives are owned and democratically controlled by members (not by investors), return surplus revenue to members, and are motivated by service to their members, not by profit. This spirit of cooperation, embodied in the… · Read More

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Relocating? You’re gonna love it here!

By Julie | Published June 8, 2012

Summer’s here! The weather is beautiful, flowers are growing, birds are singing – it’s the perfect time of year for baseball, boating – and relocation. If a “re-lo” is on your agenda this summer, your timing couldn’t be better. Lots of houses are available. Many of them have been on the market for a while,… · Read More

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Make the Holiday Season a Time to be Blessed and not Stressed

By Cranston | Published November 29, 2011

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now behind us and Christmas is quickly approaching. The retailers have been successful in attracting us to spend, spend and spend. Were you prepared? Are you ready? Unfortunately, many of us are still paying for last year’s holiday season or are about to pay for this year’s holiday way… · Read More

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