My Two Dollars » Lifestyle http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Your Bank Account Full Of Time – How Are You Spending It?http://www.mytwodollars.com/2012/01/26/bank-account-time-spending/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2012/01/26/bank-account-time-spending/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:46:48 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2736 The other day I came across a saying that made me really give thought to the amount of time I have left in my life and what I want to do with it. Comparing the time I have left to accomplish my goals to the balance in a dwindling bank account made me really reflect [...]

Your Bank Account Full Of Time – How Are You Spending It? is an article from My Two Dollars

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]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2012/01/26/bank-account-time-spending/feed/ 0 Carbon Monoxide Detector – A $30 Investment to Save Your Lifehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/07/25/carbon-monoxide-detector-reviews/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/07/25/carbon-monoxide-detector-reviews/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2706 A few weeks ago I was reading an older article about a family killed in their sleep by carbon monoxide poisoning. Just like that, a family was wiped out overnight because of a silent killer in their home, one that could be present in any of our homes at any given moment. Without a carbon [...]

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]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/06/27/how-to-find-dream-job/feed/ 1 Small Financial Sacrifices For Big Achievementshttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/03/31/small-financial-sacrifices-big-achievements/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/03/31/small-financial-sacrifices-big-achievements/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:00:23 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2688 My monthly rent just went from $1,500 per month to $350 per month. Yes, you read that right – I just started saving $1,150 on my rent each and every month! (Do I sound like a Geico insurance ad?) This is part of the move I have referenced as of late and part of my [...]

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Buy Local – How Spending Money Locally Benefits You & Your Community is an article from My Two Dollars

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