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Your Credit Score: The MYSTERY number!

I asked on facebook (www.facebook.com/kaffenate) how many credit scores people think are out there.  We often think of FICO or Vantage.  Right?  So most people I asked guessed 2-3…the high guess was 7. Would you believe that there are…wait for it…thousands?  We usually think about our credit SCORE.  How can I raise my credit SCORE?  [...]

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The Value of CASH

A guest post by my friend Alaina Fitzner!  Check out her rockin’ photography page at Dwelling Moments Photography. And now…here’s Alaina…. To completely understand why paying for two cars with cash in the past 6 months is so critical to financial freedom and building a future, I need to take you down “memory lane” back [...]

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Kids and Money: Online programs???

We all have dreams for our kids, don’t we?   We want them to become fabulous adults and really fulfill the role they were made for.  We want them to be happy, healthy, and confident.   Right? We also have this vague idea about how we want their finances to look.   It’s not like we want them [...]

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How much should I… be saving and investing?

Great question!  I like that question because it means that saving and investing are important to you.  GREAT!   First, let’s define the terms saving and investing. Saving:  putting money away for an event or an item within the next 5 years    Investing:  putting money away for the future, 5 or more years away   [...]

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Spinning (crash! $%#!!) Plates

I’m not good at spinning plates…literally OR figuratively. If something in your life is a priority…you’d THINK it would be easy to keep it at the top of your priority list.  But do you ever find yourself chasing after things that aren’t even ON your priority list, let alone at the top of it?    Do [...]

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Thrifty Saunders! Down with Shipping!!

My oldest son wears the same pair of shoes for everything he does…including 2 hrs of football everyday in the front yard.  They are a pair of crocs that he received from his grandparents not even 6 months ago.  So, imagine my chagrin when he comes in and says that they are BROKEN!  NOOOOO!  This practically [...]

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How Much Should I….Spend on Food?

I get this question a lot!  And I always answer it the same way…  It depends!  (Don’t you hate that answer?)   To answer that question better, you’d need to look at: a.  How many people are in your family?  Obviously, the more people in your family, the more you’ll spend on food. b.  How tight [...]

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