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ways to save money

Freedom from extreme frugality

10.24.2009

This article was written by Branden who regularly writes for his blog FaithFitnessFinance.com.
Finding the freedom to spend
When it comes to being frugal, paying off debt, saving for retirement, and actively pursuing long-term financial goals, I am a zealot. You see, I’m a big picture kind of guy. I have a natural propensity to create savings [...]

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How much does it cost to raise a child & 10 ways to cut the cost!

10.15.2009

Young married couples are often looking for the ideal time to have children. They want to be responsible and so they ask the question, “Can we afford to have kids yet?” Essentially, they want to know if their income can cover the cost of raising children.

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5 ways to save money on insurance

10.08.2009

Kiplinger.com recently had a great article about how to minimize your insurance costs and since insurance is one of the things that people commonly pay too much for, I figured it was worthy of a post this week.

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How to clean a coffee maker with vinegar and 8 other great uses for vinegar…

09.23.2009

If you have never tried cleaning your coffee pot with vinegar, it really is pretty easy. The video below shows the steps in thorough detail, but the gist of it is simple:
Run a 50/50 mixture of Vinegar and water through the coffee pot. Afterwards you will probably want to do 2 runs with just water [...]

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5 cheap movie-renting alternatives

09.22.2009

While I am not much a TV watcher, Linda and I do watch quite a few movies. But thankfully innovation and technology has driven down the prices of renting movies over the last few years. Between Netflix and Redbox all the rules in movie-renting have changed. The days of driving to Blockbuster and paying $4-$5 [...]

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How to track daily expenses

09.21.2009

This article was written by Bryce Bartruff, senior director and COO of American Missionary Fellowship, which offers Fiscal Fitness workshops at churches and community organizations. To learn more call him at at 610-527-4439, x104 or email him.
Tracking Out-of-Pocket Expenses
I was speaking with my friend Chris last Thursday. He expressed frustration over his use of [...]

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20 cheap and fun date ideas

09.14.2009

Since these days so many people are looking for cheap date ideas that are actually fun, I decided to create a little list of a few…

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Looking for free land?

09.09.2009

I found out that there are several communities that are giving away free land – with a few restrictions. All the communities require that an application be completed and approved before any land is doled out.

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Bing.com Cashback rewards program

09.06.2009

For as much money as Microsoft has been putting into the Bing advertising campaign, I am surprised at how they give very little mention to one of Bing’s best features – their cashback rewards program.

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Espresso Machines: A way for Starbucks addicts to save money!

09.04.2009

Linda tells me that her Lattes that she makes are just about as good as the $4 ones from Starbucks and cost a fraction of the price to make. And with the machine itself only costing about $40, I am pretty sure it has already paid for itself!

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5 money saving ideas to help you save

09.03.2009

Many people would like to reduce their spending and increase their savings, but it seems like such a monumental task that they simply don’t take any steps in the right direction. Saving money can begin right now, and you can start in small ways. Here are several easy money saving ideas to get you started …

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6 unusual uses for household items

08.30.2009

I just received my first issue of Real Simple – it turns out it is more of a girl magazine than I realized. It looks like every ad in the magazine is geared towards women somehow. So, being a guy, I didn’t get that much of a kick out of it, but Linda seemed to [...]

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Cash for your Old Appliances?

08.25.2009

The government is rolling out the Cash for Appliances (or Refrigerator) Stimulus bill and these are some of the details so far…

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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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