Say No To Outrageous Bank Fees

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No doubt you’ve heard something of the monthly fee Bank of America was planning to charge their checking customers for the use of their debit cards. They were going to charge a $5 a month fee if you didn’t meet certain criteria (a huge percentage of their checking account holders would have likely been subject [...]

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Occupy Wall Street or Phoenix or Chicago or…

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere you’ve surely heard about the protests going on all around the United States and even other parts of the world. It started as Occupy Wall Street and has grown into protests going on in basically every major city in the U.S. Here in my hometown of Phoenix [...]

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Starting a Family on a Budget

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This is a guest post by Holly Miller, who writes for Coupon Croc. If you do not keep tabs on your spending habits, they can easily get out of control. When starting a family on a limited income, budgeting is especially important. Families with limited resources face additional pressure when it comes to keeping spending [...]

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Tax Return Errors, Take Two.

Personal Finance

If you follow me on twitter you might’ve noticed my tweet on the 19th of October about the mistakes I made on my tax return and the current status of said tax return. Just in case you didn’t catch the tweet, here’s a screenshot of the tweet: I thought I’d expound just a little bit more [...]

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Don’t Be Too Frugal. You Only Live Once.

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Sometimes we get so wrapped up in frugality or saving money (or even earning more money) that we forget to live. I was reminded of this recently.

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Cut Down On Your Food Expenses By Gardening

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I’ve grown rather fond of gardening over the past year. I love spending time outside with the fresh air, the dirt, the bugs and the plants. I love to watch a seed (or a tiny plant) turn into a large fruit-bearing plant. I also love the fact that I can actually reduce my food expenses [...]

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Debit versus Credit (card)

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As many of you may recall I recently attended the first ever financial blogger conference where I met more than a hundred other finance bloggers. While introducing myself and this blog they’d often ask if I primarily blog about credit and debit cards. I was asked many times if I blog about the difference between the two [...]

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