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eating out adds up

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by dara.

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Last week I spent time in a training class away from my regular office. Since I was out of the office, and my usual routine, I ate breakfast and lunch out for 3 days straight. And while it didn’t seem like I was spending that much money, when I glanced at my bank account on [...]

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log and manage

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by racine.

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Our friends over at SavvySugar.com made a great suggestion in their post titled, “Tighten Spending by Logging Receipts by Category.” Take a look at the article yourself, but in summary the posts describes how a young woman was able to manage her budget by logging receipts based on category (food, transportation, entertainment, etc.) and then [...]

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a financial fast

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by dara.

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The Washington Post recently featured an article discussing a 21-day financial fast. My first thought was, “yeah, this is like everything else I’ve seen,” but upon further examination…this ain’t your average financial advice. Sure it has some advice and tips that we’ve all seen before, but the author Michelle Singletary also adds some rules of [...]

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money munchers

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by racine.

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You may think you are saving money by turning off your electronic devices while you are not at home or not using them, but if they are plugged in, you are not only burning energy, but losing money as well.
According to an old Money and Values post “40% of the electricity that home electronics use is [...]

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save up to $500 every month

Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by dara.

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As most of you know, Money magazine is one of my personal favorites when it comes to…well, money. It’s easy to read and has practical advice that you can apply to your life compared to other magazines of its caliber. So imagine my delight when I received my September issue a few weeks back with [...]