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We need to move but I'm wondering whether it’s worthwhile to buy a new house and hanging on to our old place as a rental. Sure, we’d be carrying two mortgages and a lot more debt, but we’d also have an extra asset to fall back on in the years to come.

When my husband and I were planning our wedding we knew we wanted two things from our reception: great food and great wine.

Over three hundred bucks. That’s how much being overbooked, overscheduled and just plain forgetful cost us this week. The first charge was a $120 interest payment on my Visa bill because I was really busy with work and ended up paying the bill four days late (it’s not like we didn’t have the money).

The sales guy was clearly preying on my fear. It was August, and I was back at our local appliance dealer replacing our second major appliance in the space of two months.

Last Thursday, we let our guard down and ordered takeout for the first time in months. It also happened to be the hottest day on record and we were too hot and tired to cook. So I picked up the phone and within an hour we were enjoying a lovely chicken vindaloo with rice, courtesy of our local Indian restaurant.