Saving Money

5 Ways to Get Fit on a Budget

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It’s 2012 and you’re still eating donuts?  Put that croissant down and get serious about your fitness goals!  Yes, I did just call you out.  You set a resolution this year and you’re not about to fail, that’s why I’m writing this article! If you tell me money is holding you back, well that’s a bunch of [...]

12 Homemade Valentines Day Gifts

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Before you rush to the grocery store to pick up another cheap bunch of flowers (you know who you are) take a look at these homemade Valentines Day gift ideas.  Forget the idea that Valentines Day gifts needed to be expensive?  Whether you’re looking to make a thoughtful gift for your girlfriend/wife or just need [...]

5 Tricks to Get the Best Deals and Win the Retail War

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Stores and malls have had decades in perfecting their strategies to part someone from their dollars, so in this article I will teach readers how to counter the persuasive retailing revolve around convincing someone that you need the products on display

How To Lower Or Eliminate Your Cable Bill

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Many people are still struggling to cope with their new economic reality after the most recent recession. One of the fastest and most effective ways to make a financial change is to lower your cable bill, or even eliminate it completely.  Here are several options that you have to lower your cable bill.  How to [...]

4 Ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving Money

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Most of us know that saving money is, ultimately, a good thing. When the economy began to tank, we heard much about our low (and sometimes negative) savings rate. Even with all of the discussions and warnings about saving money, it can be extremely difficult to put it into practice. Well, here are four easy [...]

5 Ways Your iPhone Can Save You Money

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You may think that purchasing a new mobile phone worth several hundred dollars in order to become more frugal with your money is tough to justify, but often frugality is tough to implement because you need to be vigilant in every aspect of your life. With a host of frugal tools at your fingertips on [...]

How to Stay Within Your Christmas Budget

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Yes, I know that it’s already the middle of December! However, my experience tells me that most of you have not done your Christmas shopping as of yet. That means that you still have time to ensure that you do not damage your finances during the holiday season. Here are a few tips to help [...]

How to Organize Your Finances

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4 Tips to Help Organize Your Financial Life Taking a Saturday afternoon to organize your personal finances, especially when the sun is shining outside or your favorite team is playing on the television, doesn’t exactly sound appealing to most of us. However, organizing your personal finances is an important project, and once you create an [...]

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