Thankful Thursday: Financial help

  About to get on my soapbox for a minute. It's been on my mind. Don't be too embarrassed to seek help from a trustworthy and credentialed financial counselor. Yes, it's embarrassing to show all your failures, ignorance and the life events that impacted your finances negatively to a stranger. Laying it all out there …

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You just won the Mega Millions!!!

I've played the lottery over the years a handful of times each in three states. I'm definitely not what you'd call a regular lottery player at all, but I still have a "If I win the lottery plan." written down on paper. Seriously. Why? Because I'm a nice person (mostly). I am sympathetic to people …

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Day 1 – FNS (Food Stamp) Challenge

Day 1 of this challenge brought the following revelations: I find myself thinking about food in a more desperate, obsessive way than normal. Eating on less money/cheaper food was easier as a kid when I didn't have allergies, digestive issues and low blood sugar. I don't eat much normally so quantities didn't worry me. But …

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