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The adventures of Jewish wife navigating through the wonderful world of married life with all the tsuris and nachas that comes with the territory, This one-time newlywed is taking off the "newlywed" label and firmly tacking on "married lady."

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Of Money and Men

Posted Saturday, January 24, 2009 4:53 PM

Since the last time I posted, I have started a new job, and my husband has lost his. Actually, he knows where it is, it is just that someone else now has it.He expects to have a new job next week. We've been doing all we can to find one. DH even sent

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Lighter Me, Lighter Wallet

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 3:22 PM

Who knew that losing weight would be so expensive? Vegetables and fruit cost more than McDonalds. Weight Watchers costs money. A 24-Hour Fitness membership costs money. And, worst of all, buying new clothes in a smaller size costs money. I know there

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Tic-Tax-Toe

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 5:29 PM

This will be a short post today – I’m in the middle of taxes. I can’t stand tax time! Not a big shock. Most people equate doing taxes with getting a root canal. This is the first year my husband and I are filing jointly. It will also be the first time

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Walking down the (grocery) aisle

Posted Sunday, March 02, 2008 12:30 AM

They say money doesn't grow on trees. Technically it does, just not with the presidents on it. This week, I took a journey down the road of money management in a way that I wouldn't necessarily have before. I knew that this was a week for a "big shop":

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Phone frenzy

Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:25 PM

You usually know going into a wedding what the expenses will be: food, flowers, dress, music, photographer. Not once on any budget list did I see cell phone (and I'm working off of three lists for this wedding). I know I exhausted my phone this month:

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Tales of a Jewish Bride-to-Be: Exes and Oohs

Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:14 PM

Yesterday was a strange day. No one specific thing made it strange ... it was a combo. No. 1: I left work to meet Adam at the bank to open our money market account for the wedding checks. We received a check from my bubbe for Chanukah, but we couldn't

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About Shoshie

This Chicagoan turned California girl is all about making people smile -- and I love to plan things. For more about me, and how I'm making my way through Just Married life, Enjoy My Blog: Tales of a Jewish Newlywed.

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