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What's Mine Is Ours: Splitting bills, not splitting up

By Jens Odegaard on February 1st, 2012 • Budget, dating, marriage, Relationships, Savings, Life

Set the one-size-fits-all tips aside. Here's what brass staff had to say about how they handle money, budgets, and spending habits with their significant others. 

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Start Santa's Shopping List Now

By on November 9th, 2011 • Budget, Budgeting, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Coupons, Deal

Not every family does Christmas the same way, but many of you know the joy of buying appropriate gifts for the appropriate people in your life--and the accompanying financial pressure. In my family, gift giving is a tradition, and one that I sometimes have trouble keeping up with.

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Wanderlust For Less: 10 ways to save on travel

By brass Staff on August 15th, 2011 • Budget, Travel, Life

Whether you take a weekend jaunt to a nearby city or a backpacking trek across Europe, travel can be pricey. We’ve rounded up ten ways to save on your next trip without sacrificing fun or adventure.

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Bon Voyage On A Budget: Planning Ahead To Keep Trip Costs In Check

By on August 5th, 2011 • Budget, Budgeting, Travel, Life

My two-week trip to France and Italy is only a month away! In the midst of practicing French verb conjugations and saving every last penny, my husband and I have been able to stick to our estimated budget. Our main tactic? Researching like a detective with a bee in his...beret.

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With No Agreement, Congress Flirts With Shutdown

By on April 6th, 2011 • Budget, Democrats, Government, Republicans, Life

Keeping up with the latest from Capitol Hill has been a bit of a downer… oh, for the past infinity or so. Between the bickering, backstabbing, lying, and the general dumbassery of our esteemed representatives in Washington D.C., it's been hard for the general public to get a sense of exactly why these men and women were elected in the first place.

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Obama's 2012 Budget Proposal Pinches Students

By on February 14th, 2011 • Budget, Budgeting, College, Debt, Deficit, Obama, Student Loans

There are many different ideas on how to handle the current budget deficit, projected to be around $1.5 trillion by the end of 2011.

The budget proposal President Obama put forward for 2012 takes some modest steps to reduce spending; unfortunately for college students, some of these cuts affect federal financial aid.

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