June 2011

Dear Centsible, Q&A

June 30, 2011

I asked readers on Facebook, twitter, and some friends if they had any questions I could answer. The response was great! I’m sharing a few select questions, and I’ll make sure to answer yours too if you email at kelly@thecentsiblelife.com with your burning personal finance questions, or questions about me. Q: I have no college [...]

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Type A Parent and Asheville North Carolina

June 29, 2011

Last week I drove with the awesome Cecily (you may know her she’s kind of twitter famous) and the super talented Sherry (who makes adorable capes and masks for kids via BabyPop) in a GM car* to Asheville to travel to TypeA Parent Conference hosted by the talented Kelby Carr and held in the heart of [...]

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Restaurant.com 80% off only 2 days left!

June 29, 2011

Came across this great deal today and I am thinking vacation! I just checked and my new favorite restaurant at the beach is on the list!  Check out what is in the area you will be vacationing this summer! Brittany Brittany is a staff writer at The Centsible Life. She is a stay at home [...]

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Diversify Your IRA

June 28, 2011

This is a sponsored guest post by Goldline. photo credit: stevendepolo Did you know that you can hold physical gold, like certain proof and bullion coins, in your Individual Retirement Account (IRA)? It’s one way to diversify your financial portfolio with a tangible asset. But you may be asking, “Why should I add gold to my [...]

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Becoming a Stay at Home Parent: Let’s Talk Money!

June 27, 2011

Part Two of our One Income series is all about the dollars & ¢ents. Since you are eliminating a large portion of your income when you transition from dual incomes to one income, you need to consider the impact it will have on your spending. Continuing to spend and save like you have the same [...]

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Becoming a Stay at Home Parent – Nourishing Yourself

June 21, 2011

Quitting work to stay home with young children can be a decision filled with a huge range of emotions. Feelings of guilt about leaving your employment, disappointment, excitement, nervousness, and joy. Transitioning into parenthood (or adding to your family) is a big transition in and of itself, add on top deciding to become a stay [...]

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Manilla: Pay all your Bills in One Place and a $1,000 giveaway!

June 20, 2011

Manilla is a website that offers a solution for all the accounts most of us have. It can be hard to keep track of credit cards, bank accounts, travel rewards programs and more. While the advent of digital bill pay and online account access has made things easier most of us have more than one [...]

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Email Love aka Phone-itis

June 16, 2011

Thank you to Yahoo! Mail for sponsoring this post about staying connected. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. I’m going to tell you a secret. If you know me it’s probably not much of a secret if you know me. I am [...]

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San Francisco Memories: Wordless Wednesday

June 15, 2011

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AMF offers FREE bowling for kids

June 14, 2011

Looking for a fun way to keep the kids entertained this summer when the days are hot and the boredom is high? We have lots of fun and free plans, but inevitably we need to hide from the sun for a few hours each day. I typically use that time to plug the kids in [...]

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