The Simple Sisters

My Terrible Money Cycle

From the Rochelle files...

I’m not one that really feels like I live an excessive life, but I must be doing something wrong. My finances are looking rather crummy these days and I need to make some changes to get everything back on track. I keep having to borrow against a reserve line I have. Then at the beginning [...]

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Update on those pesky goals

From the Marissa files...

Bad sister note. Marissa sent me this update to post to the blog awhile ago. She’s currently in New York City having a great time. Here’s her update… Hi Friends. It’s been a hellish two weeks for me. I had a huge brief due at the beginning of last week and a mid-term on Friday. [...]

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(Mostly) Free Glasses

From the Rochelle files...

Barely one week ago I saw a deal floating around for free glasses from Coastal Contacts. A lot of the coupon blogs I read were calling it “hot” and all that, but I basically dismissed it. My friend Ivy saw the deal too and went for it. She told me about it right after she [...]

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Reasonable Coupon Clipping

From the Rochelle files...

Did you catch TLC’s show “Extreme Couponing“? I did and I was kind of blown away and frightened at the same time. I had mixed feelings to say the least. Part of me felt stupid for not looking for coupons on products that I buy regularly, and not stocking up when I see a good [...]

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It’s that special time of year

From the Rochelle files...

Tax time! Okay, I know a lot of people hate tax time and I don’t blame them. First, paying taxes is never fun, even though it goes toward making our country a better place. Second, the preparation is annoying, and the filing, and the math, all icky. For me, I personally like it because I [...]

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The pants brought me closer to you

From the Marissa files...

I found the perfect pair of jeans and it was glorious. Not magical like bringing people together magical but magical like went to Savers and found a pair of designer jeans that fit me perfectly, even if they are a bit loose in the waist, which happens to be the waist size I had in [...]

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Wise gift card choice and a delicious first meal

From the Rochelle files...

For Christmas, my dad gave me a Williams-Sonoma gift card. He know how much I love that place, and he loves it too. We sort of exchange gifts from there all the time. Well I had been racking my brain trying to figure out what to use it on, and even looked over at Pottery [...]

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How to Help Haiti

From the Marissa & Rochelle files...

Even though we’re both working hard to save money and be better with personal finance, there’s always money to give, especially in the wake of such a complete tragedy. We’ve donated to the Red Cross. Here’s how you can help too: Donate $10 to the Red Cross to be charged to your cell phone bill [...]

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Happy New Year…let’s get this party started

From the Rochelle files...

Okay, okay. The fun party is over. Our money’s gone, our jeans are too tight, and our apartments are more cluttered than ever. Thank heavens January is finally here and we can get started. First things first– Just ripe from graduating, Marissa is on the job hunt. She’ll also be doing a week long detox [...]

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