Lower Expenses

Lower Expenses 

Stretch Your Dollar by Preparing Frozen Food

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac cheap groceries, dieting, frozen food

So here’s the really shitty news: with the amount of jobs being lost there are millions of families who now

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Investing Lower Expenses The Basics 

How to Reach $100k Wealth on an Average Salary

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac $100k at 25, 100k average salary, wealth building

We Want Guac is full of discussion about maximizing your income and lowering your expenses; there’s a massive reservoir of

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Part 2: The Downsides of Frugality

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac frugality's upsides and downsides, the downsides of frugality

Last week’s post was all about the upsides to frugality. Today’s is all about the downsides. Yes, I can admit

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History Lessons Lower Expenses 

Frugality’s Upsides and Downsides, Part 1

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac how to understand money, thrifty vs cheap

There are two main tenets to climbing my way to wealth: keeping my income high and my expenses low. Obviously

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What to Actually Do With Your Money in an Emergency

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac emergency fund, emergency fund revisited, money in an emergency

How’s everyone doing at home while social distancing? Here in Boston I’m actually doing pretty well, which I attribute to

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Lower Expenses Optimized Spending 

What Budgeting Tools Are Out There?

March 4, 2020March 10, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac budgeting tools, budgets, easy budget explained

Yes, budgeting used to be hard. But thanks to stellar software advances in the finance space, there’s now several great

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Lower Expenses The Skills that Make You Rich 

The Skills that Make You Rich: Sewing

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac sewing, sewing skill, thrift shopping

I don’t even mean go out and buy a sewing machine! I mean the type of sewing you do by

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A Guide to Thrift Shopping for the Future Rich

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac guide to thrift shopping, thrift shopping, thrift shopping is superior

We’ve already established thrift shopping is the superior way to shop. Now I’m here to give you a guide to

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Can You Go Car-Free? Maybe.

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac go car free, salary and expenses

I’m not the only person in the finance world that actively avoids driving. Piggy from Bitches Get Riches sums it

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Why I Don’t Own a Car

February 21, 2020February 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac frugal car ownership

There’s plenty of reasons why you’d like a car in Boston. The city’s public transit options are improving, but constantly

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