Tips for Grocery Shopping on the Dave Ramsey Plan

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I’m a class of 2014 graduate of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU) and one thing I know how to do really well is make my dollars stretch when it comes to food, hence these tips for grocery shopping on the Dave Ramsey plan were born!
I’ll be up front with you — no, I’m not starving myself and no,

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How to Bake Lemon Pepper Salmon

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Ready to learn how to bake lemon pepper salmon in the oven? In less than 30 minutes you can cook a delicious lemon pepper salmon meal for two following this simple, easy salmon recipe using lemon, pepper, garlic, and butter in the oven. Additionally, I love to cook salmon in the oven as a quick weeknight dinner that both my hun and I enjoy.

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7 Games (Office Shenanigans) to Play With Your Cube Mate

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I work full-time like most college graduating older millennials in the workforce. I sit in a cubicle in an office building at the top floor, in a major city with a stellar view of other, taller, more glamorous office buildings next to a sea of coworkers. While it’s great to take a fabulous vacation to get away once in a while the truth is I have bills *cough* student loans *cough* to pay.

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How to Make Panko Fried Shrimp Like A Boss

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How do you make panko crusted fried shrimp like a boss? Here’s a super simple, easy, step-by-step, crispy panko fried shrimp recipe dinner using creole seasoning, eggs, and flour.
Ingredients

2lbs Large shrimp – butterflied & de-veined
1.5 cups All-purpose flour
2 cups Vegetable oil
2 cups Panic Bread Crumbs
4 large Russet Potatoes (and baked potato toppings –

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Top 10 Gifts for Travelers in 2018

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If the Majaraja of Datia can gift the world-traveling Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, something as cool as this coat of armor in 1876 without the internet, there’s certainly hope for you!
Do you hear what I hear? It sounds a like someone frantically typing on a keyboard, panicking because they have no idea of what kind of gifts they should buy for their world-traveling loved ones.

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Easy Weeknight Dinner Recipe – Naan Bread Pizza

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Busy? Need a quick weeknight dinner recipe idea? When I’m pressed for time, one of my go-to recipes involves making a pizza! This pizza recipe will help you save time and is a great weeknight dinner recipe on a budget. With no time to waste, here is my step-by-step recipe – that only takes 15 minutes from start to finish –

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What to Do If You’re Traveling While Sick

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I can’t believe this happened to me. As great as a travel planner I think I’ve become spending time planning for every possible scenario, there’s no way I could’ve planned to get sick, let alone travel while sick, two days before my first trip to London. Ready or not, I was going to have the first-hand experience of traveling while sick overseas.

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Traveling Abroad as a Person of Color

Photo of myself, traveling abroad as a person of color, inside the Musee de Louvre in Paris, France.

Traveling Abroad as a Person of Color:
The Underlying Reason Behind our Lack of Representation
You can’t really pinpoint the moment when “it” happens while traveling abroad as a person of color; but when “it” hits, you are incredible self-aware.
I sat on a hard red seat inside a crowded metro train in Paris on the way to an activity when I was hit with “it”.

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