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Reward Yourself For Doing The Boring Stuff!

I hope you’re having a marvelous Monday, Friends! 🌞 Wanna know something I’ve spent way too much time thinking about lately? Medication. Why is it so expensive? Why do I always forget to pay for it with my Health Savings Account? Why is there always leftover cold medicine scattered in every spare drawer or shelf…

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Simplifying Your Finances

Happy Friday, Friends!  This week has been a mad rush of packing for me since I’m moving to a new place next week (hello, central air!) 🎉 Between working two jobs, packing, and modifying my life to include two wild dogs, things have been a little crazy. Thankfully, last week Misti gave us some helpful…

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Savings HACK: Compound Interest

It’s Hump Day, Friends!  Let’s talk about ✨magic.✨ Not the kind where Neal Patrick Harris pulls a rabbit out of a hat, or the quarter that street performers miraculously pull out of your ear. Today, we’re talking about the magic of compound interest and how it can help you reach your retirement goals! First, we’re…

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$550 Cash Gift Card Giveaway + Spring Freebies

Happy Monday, Friends!  We’ve got our usual Monday freebies roundup AND another fun giveaway. This time we teamed up with DailyPurr for some California Themed prizes including a $550 cash gift card. 🥳 Join the Giveaway! I (Kim) have also plucked some Spring inspired deals (pun intended), since I come from a long line of…

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3 Ways to Choose Simplicity Today

Happy Friday, Friends! 😎 I (Misti) have been visiting my family this week and helping with some spring cleaning… yeah, I know we’re all a little sick of hearing “spring cleaning” at this point, but bear with me.  After packing up what seemed to be the 19th bin of extra stuff to sell on Poshmark, I…

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High Quality Lawn Mowers For Every Budget

Happy Hump Day, Friends! 💪 I (Misti) might have been the only kid in the country who begged her parents to let her mow the lawn growing up. It just seemed SO fun to me, but perhaps most of the appeal was only because I was very explicitly banned from ever touching the lawn mower—the handful…

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No Foolin With These Freebies!

Happy Monday from Misti, Friends! 🤗 The fact it’s already April feels like a hoax to me, and I know I’ll be spending all day today on edge avoiding being the butt of a joke. Let’s just say I was always quite a gullible kid, so I developed a strong dislike of this holiday at…

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April Budget Tool Kit

It’s finally Friday, Friends!  It’s the last Friday in March, which means it’s time to talk about our April budgets. 🎉 Have you heard the saying, “April showers bring May flowers”? It’s one of my favorites, and not just for the obvious warning about bringing an umbrella to work for the rest of the spring….

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Our 5 Favorite Frugal Side Hustles

Happy Wednesday Friends!  In her previous Friendletters, Misti has shared some of her amazing financial goals for 2024. This got me thinking about my New Year’s Resolutions & the shifts I can make to stay in alignment with my values. Now that we’re days away from April (how?!), it’s the perfect time to check in…

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