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Author: Sandy L

  • Welcome MSN Readers – Best of First Gen

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    Tweet Welcome MSN readers and thank you for taking the time to stop by to visit First Gen American. This is a quirky little personal finance blog that tells tales of my very industrious Polish immigrant mom.  She is self described as “round like barrel” and she is a real character. People love hearing the…

  • The Importance of Being a Good Customer

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    Tweet Yesterday was one of those Monday mornings that I could have done without.  My husband flew out of town for work and I ran the kids to school. Work has been incredibly busy and I had a mountain of things to do.  Then at about 10 am, I noticed the heat never came on…

  • Member Post at Yakezie Today

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    Tweet Hi All, Just a quick note letting you know that I have my new member post up at Yakezie today.  The article goes into a little bit of my background and why I started blogging.  I’m incredibly excited about being a part of this fantastic group of bloggers and I wanted to thank everyone…

  • You can Always Cut More out of your Budget

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    Tweet Sandy, my doppelganger over at Yes I’m Cheap just wrote a beautiful post on Growing Up Poor and Surviving. Her post definitely brought back similar memories, so instead of rehashing my own version, I suggest you head over and go read hers.  I remember living with 7 other people in our little apartment, wearing…

  • Babci on Time Management

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    Tweet Today I’m going to attempt to understand a bit of advice that Babci dispenses over and over again.  This particular advice is something that I find a hard time listening to.   You see, I very much take after Babci with regards to my schedule.  I run myself ragged and never seem to have a…

  • Favorites the Real Denim Edition

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    Tweet I’m sitting here in my all time favorite jeans.  They are a pair of DKNY jeans from about 14 years ago.  I got them at an outlet for $20 and it was one of those times where I regret not buying every pair in the store in my size.   I may be totally unhip…

  • Babci is the 7th Born

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    Tweet I was talking on the phone to Babci yesterday and I thought I was due for another post about her. Babci’s fan club gets a little antsy if I haven’t written about her in a while. She is doing well. She actually kicked off a renovation of my aunts bathroom at the same time…

  • Great Service by a Local Lumberyard

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    Tweet There are far too many stories out there about poor customer service and I thought I’d take a moment to talk about an outstanding experience I had with my local lumberyard this weekend. Our favorite place to buy building supplies is Dettinger Lumber. Since we have remodeled our house from top to bottom and…

  • Coffee Talk – Financial Lessons from your First Sweetheart

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    Tweet In honor of Valentine’s Day, today’s coffee talk will be about first boy or girlfriends and what people have learned from those experiences. Most of the posters for today will have to reach far into their memory banks for this story.  Be sure to check back at the end of the day as I…

  • Start up Careers for Anyone

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    Tweet A couple of months back, I wrote a post about what could a person do if they diverted their 401K savings into some other investment source, specifically some kind of side gig.  I used a rental property as an example, but that’s not for everyone. So today, I’ll explore some other ideas with low/medium…