May 27, 2008
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If you’re new here, subscribe to my RSS feed to easily see all the latest money management tips, tools and resources. Thanks for visiting!With Father’s Day fast approaching, finding a memorable gift that doesn’t break the bank can be a chore. To make things easy for you, what follows are a list of [...]
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May 9, 2008
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As a follow up to 25 Ways to Save Money on Gas, I though I’d share some additional online resources to help you find the lowest gas prices. So in addition to Gas Buddy and GasNearU, both of which I mentioned in the saving money on gas article, here are a few more worth [...]
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Apr 28, 2008
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With gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, saving money on gas is more important than ever. Fortunately, there are a lot of relatively simple and inexpensive things you can do to save money on gas. What follows is a list of 25 ways to reduce what you pay at the pump:
Car Maintenance
Replace a [...]
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Apr 17, 2008
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here you go:
What are you looking at, you ask. No, it’s not the design work of a drunken Martha Stewart, but it might as well be. And no, this is not what Mrs. Dough and I had planned when we set out one [...]
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Apr 12, 2008
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I love the convenience of PayPal, but I hate the fees. I’ve been known to request a paper check sent via snail mail rather than pay the fees levied by PayPal. Patrick over at Cash Money Life sent me an email the other day about a great alternative to PayPal called Revolution Money [...]
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Mar 19, 2008
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According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the typical American family spends over $1,600.00 a year on utilities. We all could probably save significant amounts on our utilities by buying the newest and most efficient appliances, heaters and boilers. But the amount of money we’d have to pay up front is sometimes prohibitive, [...]
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Mar 5, 2008
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Everyone knows that the cost of a college education is rising—according to the College Board (the lovely folks who bring us the SAT and the AP exams), the average cost per year to attend a private four-year college is currently $23,712, up 6.3% from last year. But now, thanks [...]
Dec 16, 2007
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Freddie Mac has posted a video on YouTube to warn of foreclosure scams. It’s a 2 minute video that describes certain foreclosure scams that have surfaced in the wake of the sub-mortgage debacle. Here’s the video:
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