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The Bailbondsman Approach: Why Some Of Us Stay Broke

Posted 13 weeks 1 day ago by Jabulani Leffall

The government is letting people think that it's okay to make bad choices. The Treasury is rewarding bad behavior and the consumer is learning nothing except to keep up the good work choosing bad alternatives.

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It's NATURAL for me to spend as I do!

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Turns out that my brain, rather like the devil, MAKES ME DO IT. Spend too much, that is.

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Can I Conquer My Vanity for the Sake of My Sanity?

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

makeup-vanity I’m worried that becoming frugal will force me to give up a certain amount of pride. And at the same time, I’m hoping that becoming frugal will help me to give up a certain amount of pride.

It’s hard for me to be frugal. I don’t mean that it’s difficult to clip coupons, or to restrict your spending, or to limit spendy nights out on the town. All of those things are difficult, too, but they are not the root of the problem with finding frugality. The root of the problem, for me, is selfishness – the selfish need to be seen as NOT selfish.

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