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5 Quick Money Lessons to Learn Now
Many times when it comes to money, there are a few sayings that stick with you throughout your lifetime. Famous clichés such as a penny saved is a penny earned and similar saying that Grandma taught you certainly weren’t far off the mark. As more and more people struggle with debt, there are some more [...]
Being Frugal Doesn’t Mean Overlooking Quality
Frugality is becoming an increasingly widespread topic of interest. Saving money where you can is important to living within your means and still having what you need. There are some things however that you need to consider when living the life of the frugal. Here are some tips for living frugally and resourcefully. Avoid Bad-Quality [...]
CANCEL UNUSED SERVICES – GET BIG SAVINGS IN THE BANK
As we settle into the new year, perhaps still trying to stick to the New Year’s resolution to save money, there is still time to make a big differences in your finances. There is something to be said for re-evaluating your lifestyle and your priorities, whether in your personal lives or financial affairs. Focusing on [...]
The Carnival of Personal Finance #156 has been published
Thanks to the hard work of Prime Time Money, the 156th Carnival of Personal Finance has been published, and it offers up a theme of Songs of the Summer. I enjoyed the following posts: Your Finish Rich Plan talks about the OverDraft Fee Ripoff. I avoid overdrafts all together by using the checking account through [...]
Pitch A Great Family Vacation
With the cost of gas, airline tickets, and family budgets tightening, vacations may begin to seem like luxuries of the past. Fear not, Families! There is a low-cost, family friendly alternative that will not only get you out of the house for a few days; it can also bring you and your family closer together [...]
8 Ways You Blow the Most Money
Busy lives tend to lead to impulse spending. It happens to everyone from time to time but if you fall victim to these top 8 money wasters, changing your habits could lead to big savings of cash. Some may be painful to part with but actually adding up savings may be all the encouragement you [...]
Lunchtime Lessons: Cheap Fixin’s and Good Ideas
The final school bell will be ringing soon, ending the convenience of in-school lunches and making family lunch time another important meal of the day at home. Kids may always want the expensive conveniences now found in the grocery isles but there are some great substitutes that will make them happy.Here are some tips that [...]
You Can Live More Green and Save More Green at the Same Time
For most people, saving the environment is more of a question about whether or not they can afford to live a little “greener” or not. Luckily, there are many ways you can live greener to help the environment and save money at the same time. Replace your doors with weatherproof, insulated versions. These doors offer [...]
How to Save Money Without Realizing You’re Saving It
More than 40% of people in their twenties don’t have any type of savings account. Other people say they would save, but they just can’t find any money in the budget to set aside. Here are a few ways everyone can save some money without even realizing you’re saving it (and you aren’t likely to [...]
Simplify Your Financial Record Keeping With a Credit Card
Despite the bad reputation credit cards have earned over the years, they really do offer numerous benefits when they’re used correctly. With financial discipline, a credit card can simplify your financial record keeping and earn you some additional rewards- here’s how: Select a credit card that offers rewards that you’ll really use. If you travel [...]
A Frugal Cure to the Common Cold
It’s the middle of winter. We’re in the peak season for the cold and flu. Unless we live in complete isolation from the rest of humanity, we’re at risk of infection. Nobody likes getting sick, whether it be missing school or work, the nasal congestion, the fever or the sore throat. As I write this [...]
Money Tricks and Tips You Should Be Using
Do you have a jar of pennies at home? They do seem to multiply, and most people don’t want to cart around a jar of pennies when they’re shopping! In order to reduce the amount of pennies you carry around with you or stash in a jar to roll later, just keep four pennies in [...]
A Resolution You Must Keep: 6 Ways To Start Out the New Year Financially Fit
Almost everyone makes New Year’s resolutions, and almost everyone who does breaks them. If you could follow through on just a couple of these tips, you’ll absolutely start off the New Year more financially fit than you ended the previous year. Be selfish- and pay yourself first. Is the money you earn spoken [...]
You Do To Have $100 – $200 a Month That Could Be Saved
If you’re earning a consistent income, chances are you have more money than you think. What does your savings account look like? Doesn’t have as much as you would like- well, you’re not alone. Most people wish they could save more, but just don’t see that they have any money to spare. The reality is- [...]
Hybrid Cars are a Rip-Off and the People Who Buy Them Can’t Do Math.
Buying a hybrid car seems to the in thing to do these days. There’s this false notion that buying a hybrid vehicle is a great way to take proactive steps to decrease our dependency on foreign oil and that they’ll save you money in the long run because you use less gasoline. The reality is [...]
Don’t Waste Your Money. Get NBA Quality Sneakers for $15.00.
When I was younger, I was a huge fan of the NBA. Whenever a new superstar came along, it would be inevitable that they sign on with some athletic company to market a pair of fancy sneakers to their fans. First with was Michael Jordan with Air Jordan’s, then it was Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, [...]
How to Cut Back Substantially On Your Water Bill
The weather that the United States has been having this fall has been ironic if nothing else. Some parts of the country have more water than they know what to do with mean while others are droughts and record low amounts of rain. If you’re in part of the country that just doesn’t have enough [...]
Stuck in a Car Lease? Refinance and Save Big.
Many people get sucked into a lease agreement for their car because the monthly payments are much lower, but after you factor in the up-front fee due at signing and the amount of money you would have to pay to buy out the vehicle at the end of the lease, it becomes the single most [...]
Gillette and Schick are Ripping You Off. Never Pay for another Razor Again.
Most of us start shaving at a very young age, often as young as 16. When we notice our faces getting a little bit scraggly for the first time, our parents show us how to lather up with shaving cream and get rid of our excess body hair with disposable razor. Hair keeps growing, so [...]
How to Protect Yourself from eBay Fraud
There’s no way to measure what percentage of eBay auction items that are being sold are fraudulent, or what percentage of eBay buyers have no intention of actually paying for the item, but the sheer number of attempts to fraud honest eBay members is most certainly a growing problem. You can protect yourself from eBay [...]
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