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3 Things You Must Do Before Traveling Abroad

by Elizabeth May 20, 2013

As we speak, I am on a plane heading back from London after spending an amazing week with my best friend from college. It was the trip of a lifetime, but in order to make it happen, it took a lot of planning. Traveling abroad is complicated: from simply nailing down your itinerary to figuring [...]

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What Was Your Effective Tax Rate?

by Elizabeth May 13, 2013

It was a close call: this year, I barely got my federal taxes in the mail before the April 15th deadline. The reason for my (rare) procrastination? Because for the first time, I actually owed income taxes, instead of receiving a nice, fat refund from Uncle Sam. Each year after I send in my taxes, [...]

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5 Things I Learned From Selling My House

by Elizabeth May 6, 2013

If this were Aesop’s Fables, where every story is given an alternate title, this post would be named: 5 Things I Learned From Selling My House ~or~ What not to do when buying a house It’s now been almost seven years since my husband and I first entered the housing market; we were the epitome [...]

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Sold! How We Got An Offer On Our House In Less Than 2 Weeks

by Elizabeth April 29, 2013

Remember earlier this month when I told you our house was back on the market? I told you we were being aggressive with our asking price… and yesterday, it paid off. That’s right – after less than two weeks on the market, we got an offer on our house and are officially under contract. How [...]

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Freelancers: Making Sure You Don’t Owe Uncle Sam In 2013

by Elizabeth April 22, 2013

Starting next month, I’m going to be tackling a new challenge: a full-time job. I’ll write more about this once I really dig into the work and get used to balancing my professional and personal duties once again. But as I’m sorting through all the new hire paperwork, I’ve come across something that’s going to [...]

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