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Splurge or Save Pottery Barn Dupes

Do you ever see something that you want to purchase so badly and then see the price tag and get sad it’s out of your price range? I do! I’m a big fan of all things Pottery Barn, however, I know how expensive it can get, especially if it’s a …

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Renewing Passports in Paris

On Friday, we woke the kids up at 5:30 AM so we could drive to Paris. We had an appointment at the US Embassy to renew the four youngest kids’ passports — Olive, Oscar, Betty, and Flora June. I spent many hours prepping for our appointment, and happily it went …

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: Elizabeth Warren calls for new leadership to oversee student loans — and calls Betsy DeVos era a ‘disaster’

When Congress ordered the Department of Education to stop garnishing the wages of borrowers who defaulted on their student loans as part of the CARES Act, the coronavirus relief bill passed in March, it took months for thousands to feel the impact in their paychecks.  Though the Department has refunded …

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