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The Money Diaries: The 25-year-old single mom who writes bad checks

Today’s entry is by a 25-year-old single mother. This woman’s spending is definitely troubling — she spends 8% of her take-home pay on self-described “bad habits,” including cigarettes and writing bad checks.

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The Money Diaries: The 30-something Scrooge member who’s starting to automate his finances

The Money Diary from a 30-something Scrooge member who’s starting to automate his finances. Notice the transition period from not paying attention to his finances to fully automating it.

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The Money Diaries: The 20-something semi-conscious spender

Today’s post is by a 24-year old social worker who also works a second job. She’s a semi-conscious spender with a slight impulsive tendency, and in spite of her indecisiveness, she still seems to be on the right track. See her spending and my reactions.

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The Money Diaries: The 20-something coupon-clipper

Today’s post is was written in November by an 26-year-old who works in television and is engaged to a guy without a job (and a wedding looming). Notice how her costs are extremely low and she’s very conscious about her spending…but is she missing the bigger picture? Let me know in the comments.

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The Money Diaries: The 20-something who can’t seem to get out of his parents’ house

Today’s post is by a 25-year-old who lives at home with his parents in an attempt to save money to buy a house. Meanwhile, he obsesses over small expenses thinking that they affect his housing fund.

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The Money Diaries: The 20-something emotional spender

Today’s post is by a 25-year-old woman who feels guilty about spending money she doesn’t have. How many friends do you have like this?

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