Category: Love & Money
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My Time, Your Time and Our Time
Advertisements Mr. Moneyaire and I were DINKs, double income no kids. Life was pretty cool. We could do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. We would book last minute weekend trips to catch a ball game in another city. Once, Mr. Moneyaire informed me he was taking a two week trip with his buddy through…
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A Budget Process in 3 Steps
Advertisements If budgeting was a natural and pleasant thing to do, everyone would be doing it. It took us some time to get it right. We have combined our natural affinities to create a 3-part budget process that we’ve fine tuned over 15 years together. I am probably above average regarding how many budgeting “how…
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Navigating Through No
Advertisements Greetings from Mr. Moneyaire! After much cajoling from Mrs. Moneyaire and some inspiration from her Accidental Landlord post, I’ve finally come up with a topic worth posting on this blog. Anyone who has been in a relationship for any length of time will understand what it’s like to navigate between two competing objectives. This…
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Fido Costs a Fortune
Advertisements About a year into being married we almost got a dog. Mr. Moneyaire had his heart set on getting a Shiba Inu – it was even his phone’s background. I, however, did not want a pet. There were several reasons: first, Fido costs a fortune and they need lots of attention and care, and…
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Life Insurance 101
Advertisements Insurance is a huge business. I’m going to go through some of the most popular kinds of insurance out there and which one would benefit you the most…and which ones to avoid. If you haven’t already, you will be approached by sales people cloaked as Financial Advisors who will try to sell you on…
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The Getting Married Checklist
Advertisements I’ve been happily married for 14 years as of August 2021. Before I got married, I had what most people would consider a rather unromantic conversation; it was a conversation about money, our goals and values towards it. It was probably one of the most important conversations my husband and I ever had. I’ve…
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Gifting a Financial Education
Advertisements We’re certainly blessed to have a wonderful group of family and friends. We’ve worked hard to cultivate our relationships. We were very excited when the first crop of nieces and nephews came into our lives when we first got married. They were so cute and we bought them all the things that a good…
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The Benefits of Being an Older Parent
Advertisements I recently went to brunch with someone who has two adult daughters. We’re nearly the same age. Baby Moneyaire is a baby. As my brunch mate is wrapping up raising children, I’m just beginning. I found myself a little envious. As I worry about whether Baby Moneyaire is eating enough protein and smelling Baby…