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My wife and I decided to take on J. Money’s No Spend Challenge he issued on Untemplater. We set specific guidelines and set out to save more money by spending less. The Results: We were doing just fine and keeping our desires in check. Then the Gun Show happened.

I couldn’t wait for that first real paycheck. I just knew that it would pay for my entire college career; or, at least, my freshman year. Was I ever in for a shock! I had worked two full weeks, about 7 hours each day, in the hot summertime, dealing with on-the-job training, some rude customers, and those pesky ice cream machines. And my reward? An already small paycheck, that had all sorts of money taken out of it! Here is what I’ve learned . . .

Love this list of things learned about money.

These are the lessons learned over the last 3 years for me as I leave "newlywed" status.

We all need help with money. Learn about what I have learned about managing your finances and asking for help.

Leaving aside my deep skepticism that real estate is the best way to make money in today's world, I did notice, thanks to the first time I've played Monopoly in years, some lessons that could be learned from Monopoly.