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Why I Blog:

June 9, 2011

There are plenty of people in my “real life,” that don’t get why I blog.  I’m a graduate student in a decent school and blogging has a (sometimes deservedly) bad wrap as being small league, unacademic and homespun.  The more I blog, the more I find that just because you use the internet doesn’t mean you get it.  I blog because it allows me to…

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Your Emotional Currency

June 7, 2011

I recently finished reading Emotional Currency by Dr. Kate Levingson (see my review here) and in her book she helps readers identify their relationship with money by looking at their everyday purchases. Many people take for granted that shopping is an emotional experience, but if you talk to anyone who is in consumer debt, they will report feeling “asleep” about their spending habits, but looking…

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Stupid-Quick Money: What Is Your Stuff Costing You?

Frugality is two-fold:  First, frugality forces us to make the most of what we have.   Second, frugality requests us to clear away anything we do not need and distracts us from our ultimate goals. If you’re one of the more seasoned readers of frugality, one of the most touted pieces of advice for those of us seeking to live a more frugal life, is…

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Baby, You’re a Firework

June 5, 2011

Life is good.  It’s beautiful, and getting ever more frugal by the day, even if there are some wee-little-slipups along the way. I originally started FruBu so I could learn about living a more authentic, down-to-earth, cut-the-clutter kind of life.  I wanted to clear my life of bad habits and useless accumulation of “stuff,” to put my time and money towards what really matters to…

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Financial Book Review: Emotional Currency

June 4, 2011

Dr. Kate Levinson’s book, Emotional Currency: A Woman’s Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money is a book written to help readers both acknowledge and better understand the various factors and influences that have formed their ideas about money.   I think it’s an excellent tool that everyone should pick up (not just women, despite the title)  in order to get the true core…

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