Today we will make fake diamonds look real because everyone should know the simple thing that will make CZ shine like a diamond. While cubic zirconia doesn't sparkle like real diamonds you can do something to make those fake diamonds shine like a real diamond. The good news is that the cheaper the "diamond" the better the results with this easy method.

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Solitaire ring: https://amzn.to/2PDKduu

Here are the steps:
1) Wash with toothbrush and water
2) Let dry thoroughly (I let mine dry overnight - any water can cause the stone to crack)
3) Place in glass pan and place in cold oven
4) Turn on oven to 400 degrees F
5) Let cook for 1 - 4 hours (I had great results after an hour)
6) let cool in the oven - do not open oven - a drastic temperature change will cause stone to crack (it took my oven several hours to cool to room temp).

While this is a deviation from my standard budgeting videos, I've been thinking about starting a new series about how you can look like a million bucks for pennies where I talk about my tricks to look like I spend a fortune for a lot less money. Let me know if you think that would be a good idea.

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We are a family of three (Wendy, Mauricio and Melina - Age 9), living in the suburbs of Washington DC (Vienna, VA) and getting our financial life in order!  We earn a solid multi-6 figure income but in the past, we have struggled to pay for unexpected expenses and emergencies. We truly lived paycheck to paycheck even though we had a positive overall net worth because of our retirement savings.

In 2016 everything changed. We decided to get out financial act together and since that time we have gotten 1 full month ahead in our income (which means what we earn this month goes to pay next month's bills), paid off well over $200,000 worth of debt, started planning ahead and saving for big financial expenses (like summer camp, a new car, a down payment on a house to name just a few) and we are even paying CASH for my Mauricio's graduate school (he's changing careers and becoming an architect!).

We believe that there is no one size fits all plan for being successful with money so we are creating our own path. It is our theory that every family should evaluate their own financial struggles and determine the root cause of those issues. For us, those issues stemmed from committing to giving without looking at the impact on our own financial situation. We did not have debt because we bought fancy cars or clothes, we had debt because we chose to give away hundreds of thousands of dollars before we actually earned it. Now when we give, we give with cash that we have saved for the sole purpose of giving.

We understand the shame and guilt of having such a large income and not having enough cash to pay for an emergency...like when the transmission on the car goes out or there are large medical expenses. We have developed a plan that works for us and we are so proud of how far we have come since 2016!

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