Advice

27 Apr 2010

Ways to Celebrate the Awesome Month of May

May is the best!!! In addition to being the greatest birth-month ever (woo birthdays!) it is also home to many important, but lesser known holidays. For instance, I bet you didn’t know that May is National Asparagus Month, Bike to Work Month, National BBQ Month, National Hamburger Month, National Egg

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23 Apr 2010

4 Unspoken Rules of The Roommate Situation

Oftentimes, in the midst of broke-assitude, we find ourselves in a living situation that involves more than one person per bathroom and sinkfuls of dishes that “someone else” used but no one will fess up to. Most normal and reasonable human beings will have no problem adjusting to life under

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20 Apr 2010

How to be a Greener Broke-Ass

Sorry to say, this is not a how-to on becoming richer or increasing the amount of green in your wallet, though if anyone has any of those tips, feel free to send them my way. In honor of Earth Day (which is this Thursday, April 22nd in case you don’t

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04 Apr 2010

Let’s Make a Deal – The Dos and Don’ts of Bargaining

While watching TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” the other day, I learned some important life lessons. Lesson number one: I should really re-evaluate my television watching priorities. Lesson number two: Spending more that $100 on a wedding stress is silly. Spending $15,000 on a wedding dress is criminally insane

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30 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: Financial Skeletons

“Coach Sizzle, my boyfriend just proposed to me and I said yes, yay! I have not shared with him the full extent of my financial situation, I’m feeling weird about it and I don’t know how to handle it. What should I do?” – MM

There are some things you want to share with your partner. You are concerned about his reaction and you want to have an authentic relationship. Here is where I would start:

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23 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: US Air Travel

Clearly I prefer Southwest Airlines, because of the cities I travel to as well as the fact that I have to check a bag. Also, the magic of this is all Southwest not me. I just travel a lot and am super flexible. You may not have a Southwest hub near you or you do not need to check a bag. You may have really specific dates that you need to travel on. There is a lot of information online about finding great deals, so don’t be bashful, look around! Since you asked me though, I’ll reiterate some of the conventional wisdom with a little sizzle twist.

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21 Mar 2010

Awesome Ways to Kill Time at Work

NOTE: While the whole de-motivational poster thing has gotten a little lame, in honor of their more sincere/less funny ancestors, I will share some of my favorites with you here. Also, it should be known that I don’t like Dilbert comics. Working in an office sucks. Of course there are

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16 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: Broke-Ass Wellness

“How much should I spend on massages each month?” – DW

Wow that is a super specific question AND you don’t sound like a broke ass! Ok, I’ll go easy on you. It is a fantastic question and one that is similar to questions that many people ask themselves. If you have read any of my articles you will know by now that I can’t directly answer most questions like this. Well, I could just say “$100,” but I would be way short of my article length expectation.

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