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OK, get your mind out of the gutter. Not that kind of a voyeur! I have been snooping around some blogs though. Peeking in the windows of other peoples life’s and trying to learn something. Sometimes learning from other people’s mistakes. Here are a few that really caught my attention.

• Gather Little by Little discusses how a communication gap about finances and budgeting has created some frustration with his wife. Because of the holidays and a heavy work load, the monthly budget meeting had been put off and created some tension. This post serves as an excellent reminder to make it a priority to keep the lines of communication open, especially when it come to money, with my wife. This is crucially important around Christmas when we are doing some extra spending that my spouse might not know about, and vice versa.
• A new blog I have been enjoying, Sense To Save, had a great post with practical tips on how to save money on your fixed bills. This is a very detailed post with many tips I had never considered. She even challenges others to put her tips into action.
• I have always disliked the office gift that everyone feels an obligation to “chip in” for otherwise you look like a cheap-ass. Brip Blap had a post on this topic that hit the nail on the head for me. Sometimes saying no is just making a statement that your money has a hierarchy of needs and chipping in 10 bucks for a ‘wine of the month club’ for the secretary you hardly know doesn’t make the list and that is OK.
• A post by LJ over at Mommy Gets PAID, shed a little light on her life. Her husband loves to hunt and uses his hobby to feed his family. He can hunt enough meat in a long weekend to feed his family for an ENTIRE year. He learned how to do his own butchering and the proper way to store the meat. LJ makes a great point when she talks about how healthy the meat is, steroid and hormone free. I want to try an Elk Burger now!

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