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Money Is Not The Only Answer
Money is not the only answer. I could always use more money, but I also feel like I need more time. I need more time to spend with my family and more time to work on my dream projects. And sometimes...
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Your Baby Registry: What Do You Really Need?
Hey, Anna! My husband and I are expecting our first baby in August, and as I’m going through the “Must-Haves” on the registry site, I’m seeing a lot of things that seem more like “wants.” I know every...
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Real-Life Spending Faster: Nancy
I’ve got some exciting news! Starting today we’re going to start featuring some real-life Spending Fasters! We’ll still be following along with Melanie, Jenn, and Kelly’s Spending Fasts and Spending...
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Simple Money Rules
According to Warren Buffett, the rules of money are simple. “Rule number 1: Never lose money. Rule number 2: Don’t forget rule number 1.” And yet, we often break the rules. We lose money on bad...
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Our Collective Savings
May’s Collective Savings were INSANE!! Together, in ONE MONTH!, we have saved/paid off $149,322.25! Now, our Collective Savings have grown to close to 1 MILLION DOLLARS! We’re up to $693,449.86! My...
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Living Tiny: Nicole’s Bathhouse – Home Tour
Hi! Melanie here! At ATWS we’re interested in challenging the norm of debt and spending. That’s why we’re starting a new column called, “Living Tiny.” (See the 1st tiny home tour.) We’re focusing on...
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15 Ways to Instantly Make a Bad Impression (and How It’s Costing You)
Bad impressions are a hard thing to overcome. Whether you make a bad impression socially or on your career path, it can change the course of your life. In the long (and short!) run bad impressions can...
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Beware of Little Expenses
“It’s just a $5 latte.” “It’s just a $10 lunch.” “It’s just a $20 t-shirt.” It’s so easy to justify small purchases, but we all know those small purchases can add up. Beware of those little expenses....
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12 Good (Financial) Reasons to Get to Know Your Neighbors
Some people are very fortunate to have great neighbors that they interact with every day. I happen to be lucky in that area. There are for owners in my particular area of the building, and we all like...
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The Man Who Craves More
Perspective has so much to do with wealth. If we are the man (or woman) who craves more, we’ll never be wealthy and we’ll never be happy. We’ll always be looking for that next bigger, shinier toy or...
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Never Spend Your Money Before You Have It
People get into debt for a variety of reasons, but one of the big ones is spending money before you have it. And it’s so easy to do, right? We whip out that credit card one too many times and suddenly...
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Do Not Spoil What You Have By Desiring What You Do Not Have
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you do not have. Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” When you’re in the midst of a Savings Diet or a Spending...
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The Art Is Not In Making Money, But In Keeping It
“The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.” Sometimes making money can be a challenge. We work hard for the money, right?! But the art is being able to hold on to the pennies in your pocket....
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Living Tiny: Seth and Drea’s Airstream – Home Tour
Here at ATWS we’re interested in challenging the norm of debt and spending. In “Living Tiny” we focus on people who have gone to (what some would say) extreme means with their living situations to get...
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Our Collective Savings for June
This post is a wee bit past due (anyone else’s summer just CRAZY?!) June’s Collective Savings were incredible! Together, in ONE MONTH, we’ve saved/paid off ANOTHER $61,901.84. Whaaattt… This brings...
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Self-Education Will Make You a Fortune
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” Math was never my strong subject in school, but I learned enough to get by. But money is another story. I learned...
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The Small Seed From Which Fortunes Spring
“One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.” It’s easy to disregard small amounts of money. I’ve done it. “It’s just a dollar.” “It’s...
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The End to a Year Long Spending Diet – Melanie’s Report
I am happy to report that at the end of June I finished my Spending Diet! For a year, I spent only $100 each month on unnecessary stuff. I can’t believe it’s over! There for a while, I thought it...
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How to Determine Your Values
“We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.” What we spend our money on says a lot about us. Do you value healthy eating? Then your bank account (who uses a checkbook anymore?!) should...
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The Grass is Greener on The Other Side of the Fence
“Too many people are thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, when they ought to just water the grass they are standing on.” -Amar Dave In today’s Internet culture, it’s so easy...
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