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ABCs of Personal Finance: 26 Elementary Money Lessons

11.19.2009

Eat at home. Restaurants can be expensive. If you don’t have room in your budget, you can save a bunch of money by making your own meals.
Financial focus. Don’t try to do too many things at once. Focus on becoming debt free, saving an emergency fund, or saving for retirement, but don’t do all at once.
Get going. The best time to start investing is today. With compound interest on your side, the sooner you invest the better.

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What money tips do you have for newlyweds?

10.09.2009

In about a month I will be heading down to sunny Florida for my little sister’s wedding. Linda and I have gotten to be pretty involved with the wedding plans so far and it has been a lot of fun. So far we have gotten to add “creative” input to the planning and at the [...]

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Timebanking: What is it?

08.11.2009

I first heard about Timebanking a couple months ago and have been hearing more about it lately, so I wanted to bring it out for discussion.
What is TimeBanking?
Basically it is like a bartering system where you exchange your time for another’s time. If you paint for one hour for another time-bank member, you will have [...]

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Tips for Protection against Identity Theft

06.17.2009

Although some identity theft is electronic and sophisticated, most identity theft actually still takes place by dumpster diving and mail theft. If you are looking for additional ways to protect against identity theft keep reading…

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What is the best way to save money?

06.05.2009

Finding ways to save money is becoming almost as trendy as the “green” movement. I guess time will tell if we see the Prius driving Hollywood stars trading in their mansions in order to “save money”. While the saving thing is trendy, I don’t think it is that trendy.
So, anyway, this week’s giveaway [...]

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How to get a great return in your 401k during a recession

04.29.2009

This is one of the easiest ways to get a great return in your 401k during a recession (or anytime)…

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Money Mistake #3 – Not paying attention to interest rates

04.07.2009

I don’t remember what the interest rate was that they were charging her, but it was obviously pretty ridiculous. And for me, even though I was playing the 0% balance transfer game with all of my credit cards, It wasn’t until I saw this that I finally understood the importance of having a good interest rate.

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Money Mistake #2 – Thinking that money solves money problems

03.31.2009

Money doesn’t solve money problems… I know it sounds absurd – doesn’t it? But the truth is that just like an alcoholic doesn’t break free from the addiction by drinking more, our money problems don’t go away with more money either. The reason it sometimes appears that they do, is because it can cover them up – for a while.

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12 ways to earn extra money doing what you love

03.23.2009

These are 12 great ways to earn extra money doing things you enjoy doing. Many of them are things you can do to earn money from home…

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Top 10 money-wasters

03.15.2009

Everyone has things they waste money on, these are the top 10 money wasters from Kiplingers…

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6 tips for a debt free Christmas

11.13.2008

Why after every Christmas are most people looking at huge credit card bills wondering, “Where did all that money go?” It is no different than any other area of our lives, if we don’t have a leash on it – it will be out of our control. Think of your money like your neighbor’s dog

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Dave Ramsey critics

03.11.2008

Dave Ramsey seems to attract quite a few critics these days. I have heard him being criticized for everything from being over-simplified to allowing people to use debit cards to buy his products.

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Financial advice for newlyweds

03.10.2008

I received a message the other day from a fellow newlywed-er (am I still a newlywed at year three?) She was asking for a little financial advice. So, I will share what I have and hopefully we can get some input from some of the readers.

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ING Direct vs. Virtual Bank

02.18.2008

This is my comparison of Virtual Bank and ING Direct… I decided to open a Virtual Bank savings account. They gave me $20 for opening it, so I figured I don’t have much to lose. To me ING Direct has clearly been the best online savings account in terms of features, interface, and overall user experience, but I am trying to keep an eye out for other up and coming great online banks, so I decided to check out Virtual Bank.

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