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1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on:  Bills!  Luckily though, they are paid, and now the rest of my paycheck can go to savings... What a nice feeling! 2. Today I am thankful:  for General Conference yesterday.  There were so many inspiring words spoken!  I had such a wonderful time just hanging out with my family, and feeling uplifted! 3. Money can’t buy

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{Image Source} I'm sitting here calculating this month's numbers, and I gotta say, it doesn't look good.  I began this month with a trip to go meet the new boy's parents.  I have to say, I set a budget of $300, and I came in at just under $200!  However, I think the fact that I had so much financial aid left over kind of screwed me.  I think that my subconscious mind was

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{Image Source} You're almost ready to start your Spending Fast.  How are you doing?  If you're just joining us, you can catch up here: Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4 If you have debt, I recommend going back to Week 4 and working on that until you're debt free.  Once that happens, it's all gravy, and you're ready to start the real saving! Here's my personal Spending Fast savings process:

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{Image Source} This post is talking all about debt repayment.  Most people don't do a spending fast to save money.  A lot do, but a Spending Fast is sort of extreme, and people usually only go to extremes when something more serious is involved... Something like debt. If you have debt, you need to consider your debt repayment BEFORE you begin saving for a rainy day.  Saving is

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{Image Source} How's it going?  I hope you're getting excited to start your Spending Fast.  If you missed them, check out Week 1 and Week 2! Now we're starting Week 3.  By now you have chosen your "necessities" and decided how much you're going to spend on each one every month. On the sidebar of this blog I have created/posted a non-budget-money-tracking-template which I have

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{Image Source} How did Week 1 go?  Not so bad right?  Well Week 2 is going to be a little more tough, but still not too bad, I promise! Now that you know what your necessities are, it's time to look them over. How many of them are really luxuries that you're trying to sneak in? Come on! Cross those off the list. Do you NEED cable, and Netflix or could your time be better spent

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{Image Source} Do you want to start a Spending Fast but are feeling a little overwhelmed? Don't! This is going to be easier than you thought, I promise. Week 1 is about getting organized. Did you know that most people don't have a clue where their money goes every month? I didn't. I've always made "enough" money, but at the end of every month, as I was making withdrawals from my savings

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{Image Source} This past weekend, I was invited to go up to northern Utah.  I was born there, but really haven't ever been back, so while a holiday weekend wasn't in the Spending Fast budget, I decided to treat myself and go anyway.  I've heard that flights can be relatively cheap from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, so I looked into it.  $235.00 for an hour flight, round trip. 

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{Image Source} 1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on:  Gas!  I went on my first solo road trip and ended up spending about $200, $150 of which was on gas! 2. Today I am thankful:  For sleep.  It's going to be a long semester, and I'm so thankful for the days when I'll get a full 8 hours! 3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made

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{Image Source} I received a super surprise yesterday!  I was informed that my financial aid was accepted by my school!  Now I dont' have to worry about all of my Spending Fast savings going to school instead of a down payment on a house!  I feel like a $3,000 weight has been lifted off of my shoulders... Oh wait, it has!  While this was a much needed blessing to pay for

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{Image Source} I am so discouraged! Month 2 was a total fail.  I feel like the fact that I forgot to factor in Tuition and other school expenses into this month's projected budget set me up for disaster.  When I planned my August budget with tuition and books factored in I wasn't expecting to "save" any money at all.  To make ends meat, I cut everything out of my

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{Image Source} Happy Back to School!  Today, I just wanted to share a quick little message for all of you college aged "kids." Sometimes it's hard to get up and go to class.  Especially to an 8:00 am college class.  Especially when you don't live on campus and have to drive across town to get there.  Especially when you also work full time and were up late studying

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{Image Source} 1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on:  The most I spent was on textbooks!  I spent about $120.  It's a lot, but I rented them instead of buying, so I saved myself close to $600! 2. Today I am thankful: For the chance to sleep in!  I took the day off of work so that I could go to my first day of classes.  Waking up at 8:30 was so wonderful! 3.

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Have you heard of FAFSA?  If you're a college aged student I hope you have...  I didn't learn about it until I was a Junior in college and had already put 2.5 years of tuition and other college expenses on credit cards!  Yea, that's right.  I was applying for scholarships left and right through websites like Fast Web, but I was seeing little to no results.  Although I

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{Image Source} Before I started the Spending Fast, I had some pretty bad spending habits.  I've mentioned it before, but I'll quickly recap.  As soon as I would get paid, I would first pay my bills.  As soon as the bills were paid, I would check my account balance.  Immediately, everything that was leftover would have to be spent.  All of it.  The money practically

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{Image Source} I have encountered a large bump in the Spending Fast road... That bump is more commonly known as tuition.  Every semester, it seems as though I have "issues" (to put it nicely) with my financial aid.  I qualify for it, the government awards me money, and then my University thinks of a reason not to give it to me... I often wonder if they are just pocketing it for

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{Image Source} With School beginning next week, I had the ever so glorious task of buying Textbooks today. While most students groan and mumble about this inevitable errand, Science students downright dread it. The average Science book costs $300.00. Given that most scientific subjects are ever changing, most text books need to be purchased in their NEW condition every semester, even for a class

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{Image Source} 1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on:  $119.00 on my textbooks.  I actually saved close to $400 because I chose to rent them over purchasing! 2. Today I am thankful:  that I was finally able to get a hold of someone with half a brain at my University's Financial Aid office.  For the past month I've only been able to speak with

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{Image Source} Do you know your net worth?  Do you know what net worth is?  Do you know why it's important?  A person's net worth is essentially their wealth.  Knowing your net worth can be helpful in understanding where you assets and liabilities lie so that you better understand your financial position.  Aside from that, "net-worth" is essentially an over

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I am currently wanting, wishing, dreaming about MAC Lipstick in Lovelorn. Keep Reading...

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{Image Source} 1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on:  I spent $57 and change on gas!  While riding the bus was a fun experience, I ditched it.  I was still using my car to get everywhere that didn't involve going to and from work.   Again, I live in a part of town where the bus is not a common means of transportation, and there are only a few bus stops in my

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{Image Source} For anyone who was alive in the 90's and old enough to remember Mad TV, there was a skit that I always thought was funny.  It was a sketch making fun of Oprah and her millions of dollars, and her encouragement of people to accomplish lofty goals. In one skit, "Oprah" had a guest on the show who's life's dream was to buy a mountain.  While the guest made a measly income,

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{Image Source} I am so in love with mustard colored tights! Keep Reading...

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{Image Source} A few years ago, I went in for an interview with my Bishop.  No, it wasn't that kind of interview, I wasn't "in trouble," it was the how's.your.life.going kind of interview.  After talking for about 30 minutes, he basically told me that my "life balance sucks." "Morgan, imagine you're a waitress holding a tray.  Now picture the different aspects of your life like

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{Purchase on Amazon} Last week, I mentioned I heard of a book called Debt Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships or Mooching Off My Parents by Zac Bissonnette.  The title alone sparked my interest so I went to the library and checked it out. It almost sounded too good to be true and I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting.&

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