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February 1, 2016 by: Lindsey D

20 Ways Being in Debt Can Make You More Creative

In 1975, Keith Jarrett, a world-renowned jazz pianist, was scheduled to play a concert at the Koln Concert Hall in Germany. Unfortunately, the piano he was supposed to play was all wrong. It was too small, sounded tinny, out of tune and the pedals tended to stick. At first, Jarrett refused to play. Who wants to be asked to create something beautiful with a broken

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January 13, 2016 by: Lindsey D

Darwin says, “That’s gonna cost ya!” (Volume 1)

  Welcome to That’s Gonna Cost Ya! A new tradition here at CSS  (Cents, Sense & Sensibility) where we’ll share some of the good, the great, and the hilarious police call tweets from the good people at @ScanBC Darwin mentioned something about survival skills and nothing says financial survival like our favourites below. Check them out: Dude Is Going to Need New Shorts… #UBC #RCMP report

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October 13, 2015 by: Lindsey D

Survival Guide to Becoming a Couponing Superstar

I think couponing gets a bad rap. Whenever I thought of coupon-hunters in the past, I thought of tense, grabby women in grocery stores pushing carts loaded down with fifteen boxes of off-brand detergent and a fistful of sweaty coupons. I always imagined them in front of me at the grocery line, waiting to inflict their numerous “75 cents off” vouchers on some hapless sixteen

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August 19, 2015 by: Lindsey D

How to track your finances

Author: Phil B So you’ve finally decided to start tracking your spending for a month or two, so you can identify where all your money is going.  Congratulations, that’s the first step toward mastering your money.  Anything that is measured can be controlled. You’re motivated to start right now, and you’ve bought Quicken or signed up with Mint.com.  Maybe you even got a little confused,

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August 5, 2015 by: Lindsey D

Why More Money Won’t Help You: A Scientific Analogy

Please welcome my husband, Phil, to Cents, Sense & Sensibility. I have asked him to write for CSS since he is the other half of my financial life and can bring a different perspective to the blog. You can expect him to make a regular in my Wednesday slot. This isn’t his first appearance though, check out ‘What Grand Theft Auto taught me about me

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June 8, 2015 by: Lindsey D

Monthly Update: $1900 Extra Income & Challenges

Hi friendly readers, how are my fairest fans today? Another month has gone by already and it’s time for my monthly update. What does it say about me that a week has already gone by before I realized that it’s a new month? Annnnnnyyywaaaay, here’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Extra Income: $1900 in May Overall, I’m happy with how much extra I’ve

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June 1, 2015 by: Lindsey D

GRS Week 5: 4 Barriers to Financial Freedom

  This is part of the Unconventional Guide GRS series  (affiliate link) by JD Roth from Get Rich Slowly. I’m working through the material and have started writing about it again. If you want some back story, check out some of my earlier posts:  GRS Week 1 GRS Week 2: $750 Extra Income GRS Week 3: Money & Happiness GRS Week 4: Financial Trolls Beware,

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