Frugality Vs. “Big Wins” – Why You Shouldn’t Care About Either

[share_sc] Remember the good ‘ole fashion back-and-forth between two personal finance giants earlier this year? Ramit’s big wins vs. Trent’s frugality? It started with the word “short-sighted” and ended with a challenge.  In between, things were kept lively with over 250 comments between the readers of the two sites. Who won? Depends on whose blog …

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Couchsurfing New Zealand: Airport Debacles, Muslim Prayers, & A Triple-Dose Of New Zealand Hospitality

  [share_sc] This is the 4th personal travel update since we left over 7 weeks ago now.  In case you’ve missed the other updates, you can catch up on our previous adventures here: The Other Side Of The World:  The Flights & Cairns Backpacking With A Baby:  Couchsurfing Townsville How We Ended Up In New …

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How We Ended Up In New Zealand: Magnetic Island, Brisbane, And Another Couple Last-Second, Life-Changing Decisions

  [share_sc] Last week, I updated everyone on our adventures in Townsville, Queensland.  It includes our first Couchsurfing experience, as well as our first extended stay in a hostel.  If you somehow missed it, hop on over and read it first to get up to speed! When we left off the last update we were …

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Carnival of Personal Finance: New Zealand Edition!

I’m honored to be hosting the 213th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. The carnival is one of the longest-running and most well-respected in existence!  Since my family and I are currently backpacking and job-hunting in New Zealand, I decided that a Kiwi-themed carnival would be quite appropriate! This type of carnival is great …

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