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355 Money Saving Tips

12. March 2009

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Like so many of my personal finance blogging peers, I believe that anyone can excel at managing their personal finances; I believe that anyone can become financially independent. Most people just need a little bit of advice and an occasional hand to hold. While I can’t necessarily hold your hand (hard to do over the [...]

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22 Random Things You Can Get For Free

13. February 2009

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I ran across an interesting post the other day where Koka Sexton, a self-proclaimed geek blogger, listed “The 22 most unknown free things anyone can have” (is the grammar on that weird or is it just me?). Now I’m not usually one to pass up anything for free so I took a closer look at [...]

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Saving Money at Lunch Time

30. January 2009

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Today we’re featuring a guest post from the good folks at BeattheEconomy2009.com
Every parent wants to send their child off school with a good, healthy lunch. Mine did. However, many parents mistake a good lunch as one filled with attractively-packaged, sugary, expensive items. This should not be the case. Packing a brown bag lunch will be [...]

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Saving Money With A Library Card

12. November 2008

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You don’t have to enjoy reading to take advantage of everything that your library has to offer.  In fact you don’t even have to like reading at all.  My bet is that your library still has plenty of entertainment options available.  Most modern libraries are not only stocked with books but also music cd’s, movies, [...]

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4 Ways College Students Can Save Money

28. October 2008

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Being myself a student I’m fully aware of all of the potential cost-savings that can come along with pursuing a higher education.  Of course these cost-savings don’t come cheaply: paying for college can cost thousands to tens of thousands of dollars a year.  But you’re already paying for that right?  You might as well take [...]

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An Easy Way To Save Money: Plan.

21. October 2008

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Today we’ll be featuring a guest post from Michael Caldwell at UseTheDollar.com, a finance blog for college students.
Stores Expect to Sell you more than you came for
The majority of my unplanned spending is composed of impulse buying of items in stores. Your lack of planning and Store’s tricky methods cause you to spend way [...]

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Using Your Credit Card (Wisely) Can Save You Money

11. September 2008

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I’m no fan of credit card debt.  It’s just about the easiest way to ruin your life, financially speaking.  However I am an advocate of using credit cards when they can benefit you financially.  Believe it or not there are several ways that using a credit card for purchases can actually save you money.  It [...]

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