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Smarter Ways Of Paying Off Credit Debt

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Ever since 2008, economists have been saying how important it is to pay off debt and live a debt-free life. The simple fact is that far too many Americans were living beyond their means and getting by on an ever-increasing amount of debt. When things got rough and people could no longer depend on a [...]

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Graduate College Debt Free

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College isn’t cheap, but not having a college education can be just, if not more, detrimental than the debt accrued while obtaining a degree. However, many aren’t excited about the thought of taking out thousands of dollars in loans to cover their college tuition. No one wants to try to find a job after graduation [...]

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Suddenly Single Stay-at-Homes Have to Safeguard Their IRA ASAP

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The fate of your retirement future becomes rocky in the middle of a sudden divorce process. As hard as it sounds, it unfortunately is the most important moment to make sure there’s a good chance you’ll last long-term.

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Save money on books with a quick pre-buy click

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Get a bookmarklet to help you easily save money when you’re buying books.

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How Not to Overspend During the Holidays

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Think frugal with your holiday celebrations to avoid January remorse. And it’s not as painful as you’d expect.

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Sometimes You Have to Spend Money to Lose Money

We all know that watching your money is as much about increasing your income as it is about controlling your spending.  Nothing beats adding a few passive income streams to provide that extra little bit of income. One great way is by putting a few ads on your website – or possibly signing up for [...]

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Conquering Clutter: How to Clean Up Our Homes (And Make Some Money on the Side)

Admit it — decluttering the house is perhaps one of our least liked activities. There’s a kind of love-hate relationship between us and our stuff which we refuse to confront until we can no longer open our basement door because of all the “junk” that’s sitting there. But how did we really get to accumulate [...]

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How To Keep The Viruses At Bay: Frugal Tips For Healthy Living

The common cold is supposed to be just as its name implies – ordinary and relatively harmless. And yet nowadays, the symptoms of the cold and its more advanced “form”, the flu, can no longer be dismissed as plain coughs and sneezes that will pass in a few days. I was almost unable to come [...]

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Frugal Vs Cheap: The Kiddie Edition

We’ve all heard both sides to the argument on being frugal vs being cheap. While both can lead to cost savings for a household, the former is more about getting quality products at lower costs, while the latter is getting something simply because it has the lowest price (or comes free!) without much thought to [...]

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Budget Vacations, Here We Come!

School will be out soon and while most of us are raring to go on that family vacation, sadly, not all of us can afford to. Or if we choose to go through with it anyway, some of the fun is taken out of the supposedly stress-free vacation because we have to compute and then [...]

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