Tools & Resources

25 Travel Websites to Use When Booking Your Next Vacation

November 11, 2012

Traveling doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, with a little effort, you can find some great deals. Where such deals be found? I’ve assembled a bevy of resources to aid you in your travel planning (the below are not in any particular order and the resource that yields you the best deal will [...]

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50 Incredibly Useful Resources for Freelancers

February 9, 2012

Welcome to our week-long series on How to Earn Extra Income from a Side Hustle. In this fourth of five articles, we look at 50 resources every freelancer can use. Knowing where to find the right tools to help you get the job done is an important part of the Side Hustle process. The web [...]

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Track Your Finances with HelloWallet

January 30, 2012

I‘ve been writing about finance for many years now, having trudged through the many reviews of online software to help consumers budget.   Quicken has always been my software of choice, but I have to say that as of today, I’ll be using HelloWallet for all of my budgeting needs.  This software may be a bit [...]

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Why I Use Quicken to Manage My Debt Mountain

June 6, 2011

Debt sucks.  There’s just no prettier way to say it and for the past four years, I’ve been dealing with more non-mortgage debt than most Americans will ever see.  You see, after being extremely stupid and attending a private university for five years (to obtain a four year degree no less), I took on the [...]

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A Review of DoughHound – Personal Finance Software

February 9, 2011

Many readers are familiar with the plethora of personal finance tracking sites available these days. Now there’s a newcomer to that arena: DoughHound.com. The site, created by married couple Daniel and Jillian Tobias, launched earlier this year, and is a spin-off of their personal project to save enough money for a trip around the world. [...]

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7 Personal Finance Books That Can Change Your Life

November 12, 2010

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”–Charles W. Eliot. As the holiday buying season gets underway, I thought I’d share those personal finance and investing books that have been my best “friends,” “counselors,” and “teachers.” If followed, these [...]

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A Free Resume Template Site from Microsoft

July 25, 2009

Trying to create a resume from scratch can be a real chore, particularly if you’ve just been laid off. We’ve written in the past about free resume templates that can help you develop a professional looking resume. Microsoft has updated its site that provides literally hundreds of free resume samples and templates. And the site [...]

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Price Protectr: Automate Comparison Shopping with this Free Tool

June 20, 2009
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Did you ever wonder if you were getting the best price for something you buy online? There are a number of tools that will help answer that question, and even watch the Internet for a better deal. Price Protectr is one of those tools, and it’s really easy to use. Once you find what you [...]

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A Search Engine for Jobs, Indeed!

June 7, 2009
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Wouldn’t it be great if one site allowed us to search across thousands of company websites and employment directories for job openings? Imagine just plugging in the job title you’re looking for and location, and having the site return a long list of job opportunities. Well that is exactly what Indeed.com claims to do. The [...]

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