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Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 17

May 13, 2019 by Penny Leave a Comment
Celebraing Money Wins Volume 17

Drum roll, please. We…did not pay off our mortgage. But you already knew that for two reasons. My Twitter feed hasn’t been nonstop GIFs and this blog post is coherent (at least somewhat). I solemnly swear that the day we pay off our mortgage there will be so much celebrating in real life and online … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: cars, celebrate, debt free, debt pay off, DSW, money wins, new cars, shoe recycing, shoes, student loans, used cars

Celebrating Money Wins – Volume 14

February 25, 2019 by Penny 6 Comments
Money Wins Celebrate Winning with Money

The maturity date on my mortgage is 2042. 2042. 2 0 4 2. It’s a pretty depressing number if you let that fully sink in. My kid will be done with college. My teaching career will be coming to a close. My car will most assuredly fly a la The Jetsons. 2042 is a long … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: amortization, celebrate, debt, debt free, debt payments, money wins, mortgage, student loans

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 7

August 10, 2018 by Penny 17 Comments

How much money will I have to make before I stop getting excited about free food at work? Alright, friends, I must confess. This is a trick question. I don’t think the dollar amount exists. My money win for the week is actually a look ahead. Teachers are scavengers. Truly. If you think the kids … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: celebrate, consumer debt, credit card debt, debt, debt payoff, groceries, grocery budget, money wins, mortgage, mortgage payment, windfall, wins

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 6

August 3, 2018 by Penny 6 Comments

It’s Friday! And it’s the first Friday of the month. A long month. If you’re like me, that means there is an automatic money win built into this magical month. (If you’re retired, well, that’s a whole different money win, isn’t it?) It’s a three-paycheck month for me! Woohoo! With back-to-school time just around the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: car loans, car payments, cars, celebrate, charitable giving, charity, donations, giving, money, money wins, new cars, used cars, yoga

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 5

July 27, 2018 by Penny 5 Comments

You know the best wins come on the heels of a loss. And that’s exactly how I’m feeling about my money win this week. In other words, boy, did I make a money booboo. I bought something at Kohl’s and I went to pay my bill online right away. Because that’s what I do at … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: celebrate, cell phones, debt, DIY, home repair, homeowners, landscaping, marriage, middle class, money wins, phones, savings, wedding

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 4

July 20, 2018 by Penny 7 Comments

You can have debt and still be good with money. Full stop. I know. Good day to you, too, friends. Some of you might be scratching your head or making a beeline to the comment section right now, but hear me out.

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: $100k, Boston, celebrate, debt, emergency fund, goals, income, money wins, New York City, passive income, rent, roommates, royalties, side hustles

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 3

July 13, 2018 by Penny 5 Comments

I am here for money wins. Big, small, it doesn’t matter. Any excuse to send some celebratory GIFs into the world and cheer people on as they travel through their money journeys. Why? Because the journey is long. And hard. And challenging. And boring. And basically everything that makes mastering your money so complex. Rather … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: celebrate, credit cards, debt, emergency fund, fitness, money wins, student loan debt, student loan payments, student loans, wellness program

To Anyone Who is Learning That Progress Isn’t a Line

July 9, 2018 by Penny 18 Comments

Every journey begins with a single step. We’ve all see the footprints that accompany this quote on a motivational poster or the viral pin. Sometimes they mimic toes strolling through the sand. Sometimes they mime business shoes stepping across a floor. What they don’t mimic is real life.

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: celebrate, challenges, charts, goals, graphs, journey, line, problems, progress, spreadsheets, struggles, success

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 2

July 6, 2018 by Penny 10 Comments

Money wins matter, no matter the size. We covered that in the inaugural celebratory post. In an effort to prove my point, I thought I’d share what I’m currently delighting over. $8.55 is headed straight to our mortgage principal. In a recent post, I commented on how I was giving up on Poshmark. Because I … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: budget, celebrate, extra payment, financial literacy, money wins, mortgage, mortgage payoff, scholarships

We Paid Off $18,000 Worth of Debt This Year

December 14, 2015 by Penny 16 Comments

It’s official. By the year’s end, we will have paid off $18,000 worth of debt. Instead of ordering ourselves a bunch of pink plastic flamingos for the yard or sending ourselves a delicious Edible Arrangement, though, we aren’t celebrating this milestone. The reason? We paid off a lot of debt. But we had no other … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: celebrate, debt, extra, goals, loans, mortgage, payment, side hustle, student loans, tuition

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