My One-On-One Interview With Lloyd

Awhile back, I thought it’d be a great idea to interview one of the most financially smart people I know: my boyfriend, Lloyd.
Lloyd has played an immeasurable part in shaping my finances and helping me to grow into the fiscally fit woman that I am today.
I came up with the questions and fired them off [...]

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The New Trend In Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties

I’m at the age where weddings, bridal showers, and bachelorette parties dominate a good portion of my checkbook.  Like most 20-somethings, I have lots of good friends that I want to be with when they celebrate their “big day”.
But after talking to Lloyd this weekend about some of the upcoming bachelor parties he plans to attend, [...]

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The New Gyms In My Life

A couple months ago, The Kansas City Star outted me when they published an article that said I worked part time at a gym.
Well, I did, anyway.  I worked part time at a gym for a couple years and got really spoiled with a free gym membership.  After I started studying for the CPA, my [...]

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Do You Pamper?

Last week, I spent a girl’s day with my Mom.  We shopped, ate, drank, gossiped, and pampered ourselves.
Now, in my opinion, pampering one’s self mostly consists of a ice-cold cocktail on a warm summer day.
But, during the extravaganza, my mom and I spent $40 on….a pedicure.
Good Lord, when did those things become so damn expensive?!
To [...]

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Do You Have HGTV Envy?

I’m sitting on my couch in my 2-bedroom apartment in Midwestern Missouri and finding myself so envious of these young, rich couples traipsing around the island of St. John looking for the perfect vacation home.
I just realized that I feel this way a lot when I watch HGTV (which by the way, is like crack [...]

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Where I’m Eating: La Bodega

I give you…the best Spanish food in Kansas City, La Bodega.

 You are looking at probably the most adorable restaurant in Kansas City.  La Bodega is located right in the heart of Kansas City on Southwest Boulevard.
Check out their happy hour menu! 

They are famous for their Spanish tapas (small-plates – like appetizers) and the best time to [...]

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I Passed & I’m Moving Forward

I took my first CPA test over one month ago and finally got my score on Monday night.  See, the CPA people want everyone to know just how important and difficult their test is (and it is, see below).
Anyways, the good news is that I got my score…and I PASSED!!  Hooray!!  *wipes sweat off brow*
I [...]

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My Ode To Summer: The Best Money-Saving Tool

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Dear Summer,
In my youth, you showed me that catching fireflies in a mason jar could be more fun than any activity I could ever pay for.
My friends and I relished in your long days and late nights and played Red Rover so many times that we forgot about those board games that Mom bought for [...]

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The Future Of This Blog

I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting over this blog and the blog world in general over the past couple of weeks…
The original purpose of this blog was to provide frugal tips and to gossip about my friend’s finances.  A blog about frugality, how original!
As I soon discovered, I was not the first to come [...]

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All The Crazy Things I Did In VEGAS

  
Lloyd and I didn’t get married.  I didn’t wake up with a tiger in my hotel room (a la The Hangover movie).  But, we had a damn good time.
THE PALMS
We stayed at The Palms.  The Palms was my request.  I’m a celebrity-aholic.  It was high on my agenda to see a celebrity.  And we did…
How [...]

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