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13 Hidden Costs of Travel

A trip doesn’t mean a vacation from your budget. Be aware of the hidden costs of traveling, or you may travel your way into credit-card debt.

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Kindness: The Free Gift

A simple act of kindness is the best gift you can give . . . and it’s (usually) free.

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From Pineapple to Paris: Divorce Mediation and Spending Priorities

Three lawyers walked into the bar . . . or . . . How the piercing glare of divorce mediation forced me to focus on my spending priorities (even years later)

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11 Restaurant Apps to Save You Money

Eating at restaurants can take a huge bite out of your budget. Here are some restaurant apps to help you save some dough.

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Unbridled Spending: 12 Wedding Gift Ideas on a Budget

Being a guest at someone’s wedding doesn’t have to mean that you “disengage” from your good financial habits. Here are some wedding gift ideas on a budget that will wow the new couple without walloping your wallet.

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The Quarterly Cleanse: 8 Ways to Ditch Your Physical and Digital (& Some Psychological) Baggage
To Buy or Not to Buy: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Shopping With Intention
10 Ways to Throw a Bachelor or Bachelorette Party on a Budget
How Saving $5.25 a Day Could Turn a 25-Year-Old Into a Millionaire
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s comments on the interr Martin Luther King, Jr.’s comments on the interrelated, interdependent, and interconnected world. #martinlutherkingday #mlkday #mlkquotes #mlkday2021
Don’t forget: Estimated taxes for the 4th paymen Don’t forget: Estimated taxes for the 4th payment period for 2020 are due Jan. 15th. For more details, see: https://www.irs.gov/faqs/estimated-tax/individuals/individuals-2 #selfemployed #sidehustle #gigeconomy #multipleincomestreams #taxpayments #taxprep #estimatedtaxes #personalfinance
Check out these figures by the Federal Reserve’s Check out these figures by the Federal Reserve’s “Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989” (updated 12/18/2020).  The data provide quarterly figures for 12 categories from 1989-2020.  (Note: Distributions by generation are defined by birth year as follows: Silent and Earlier=born before 1946, Baby Boomer=born 1946-1964, Gen X=born 1965-1980, and Millennial=born 1981-1996.) Even though millennials are the largest generation (as of 2019), the millennial wealth data trail the other 3 gens (see wealth by generation). To see the full data tables, go to Distributional Financial Accounts (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/table/#quarter:124;series:Net%20worth;demographic:generation;population:all;units:levels). #wealthmanagement #wealthdata #infographics #personalfinance #wealthinequality #moneymanagement #householdwealth #generationalwealth #generationaldata #financialfreedom #financialindependence
Wishing you a happy and healthy new year! Here’s Wishing you a happy and healthy new year! Here’s to better times in 2021! #happynewyear2021 #newyearseve
Remember the Mastercard ad from the late 90s? (“ Remember the Mastercard ad from the late 90s? (“There are some things money can’t buy. . . .”) Spending time with your big brotha: priceless. #familytime
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Otterwize! Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Otterwize! #merrychristmas2020 #christmaseve
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  • Saving
    ▼
    • Saving 101
    • Liv’n, Mov’n & Nosh’n
    • Saving Apps
    • Budgeting & Net Worth
    • Checking & Savings
    • Money Markets & CDs
    • Saving Blotter
  • Credit & Debt
    ▼
    • Credit 101
    • Give Yo’self Credit
    • Paying Off Debt
    • Mortgages
    • Personal Loans
    • Auto Loans
    • Credit & Debt Blotter
  • Investing
    ▼
    • Investing 101
    • Retirement Accounts
    • Robo-advisors
    • Advisor Look-Up
    • Opportunity Cost: Invest The Difference
    • The New 99%
    • Investing Blotter
  • Adulting
    ▼
    • Adulting 101
    • Managing Your Career
    • Housing
    • Buying or Leasing a Car
    • Insurance
    • Taxes
    • Simmering Savings
    • Adulting Blotter
  • The New Economy
    ▼
    • New Economy 101
    • The Sharing Economy
    • Side Hustles
    • Starting a Startup
    • The New Economy Blotter
  • Otter Tools
    ▼
    • Personal Finance in 9 Words
    • Roadmap to Financial Independence
    • 10 Personal Finance Rules of Thumb
    • 10-Step Financial Fitness Workout
    • Top Ten’ers