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On Not All of Us Are Wasteful
@ellabella Yeah but if you can't afford it, then you probably shouldn't be spending money on it.
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On Gifts to President Obama
So, is there just a giant room somewhere in the National Archives filled with gifts, just mouldering away? The only thing that appears to have been personally retained is a book from Mongolia.
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On Zillions: The '90s Kids Magazine About Money
I remember this magazine! I don't recall that I had a subscription, but my parents must have gotten a few somewhere and gave them to me. LOVED IT. I was one of those kids who was always scheming ways to make money and dreaming up kid-businesses so this was right up my alley.
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On Be a Pest, Is My Advice (But Like, a Tiny Pest)
@JanieS Or it could be that they haven't decided yet?
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On Be a Pest, Is My Advice (But Like, a Tiny Pest)
@hungrybee Yes, you write a card to the company's address and put "Attn: Interviewer's Name" on the envelope. I have always done this after I've had an interview. Is this no longer the norm?
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On Sallie Mae: Helping You Pay Less, So You Owe Them More
This post is really sad on many levels.
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On Betting on Love, Leveling Up and Leaving Atlanta (Part VII)
@tussock Fellow econ grad here! And, based on your post, we had similar interests after college. I took the foreign service exam the state department might be a good fit with your interests. ETA: I just realized that, like, everyone just said the same thing. So, there you go.
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On Adventures at the Intersection of Homeownership And Sewage
"In my head, we’d already burned it down, collected the insurance money, and gone back to renting a squat in some crooked slumlord’s tax write-off." THIS. I am the same way with my house. Of course, after years of luckily repair-less living, 2013 has been a real doozy with all the shit that needs fixing all of a sudden, all at once.
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On Let's Talk About What We're Going to Do with Our Tax Refunds
Good advice. We are planning on using 1/2 to pay my husband's student loan and saving the other 1/2 which will likely be instantly gobbled up by daycare expenses.
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On Not All of Us Are Wasteful
@Madge I completely agree. No one is saying "never go to a restaurant" but rather, going to a restaurant and paying the associated inflated prices has a cost beyond just the price of the meal. The $30 could have gone elsewhere, including on saving for a future away from being a wage slave. Ditto with other choices, such as living by yourself (rather than with roommates to split the cost with) or commuting a long way or living in high-cost area. This is the message I get from Mr. MM.