Last week when our neighborhood garage sales were going on, I walked past a house that was having a “plant sale”. I’ve never actually heard of a plant sale before this, but since that one I have noticed two others in the area. Each of them were quite full of buyers so I had to [...]
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If you think tuition is tough and has enough zeros at the end of it, you have obviously not purchased the textbooks required for class the first semester, or you have and you need a way around paying the outrageous amount. Although the Higher Education Opportunity Act which became effective July 1, 2010 has eliminated [...]
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If you are looking to start a budget spreadsheet, but don’t really know how to get started, then we have a few videos that can help you create your own personal budget. To start, you’ll need to get yourself a spreadsheet program. We like to use OpenOffice.org as it is free and is almost identical [...]
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If you went to college, then you know how expensive it can be. It can even be estimated that about 40% of graduates are still paying off their loans for college five years after they had graduated. For those who are still unaware of the gigantic expense of college, the average tuition fee for four [...]
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Think about the last time you went to a theme park. You pay one fee for entry and generally all the rides are free after that. Many local attractions use the same method, but rather than getting everything for free in that attraction, you get other attractions for free. For example, when you sign up [...]
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Whoever said that eliminating debt is a process was wrong. Eliminating debt is work and hard work at that. To eliminate it completely and quickly can be even more difficult if you don’t break it down into steps. From a broad view point, the pace at which you follow the steps listed below determines the [...]
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Some might say that it is unfortunate that labor laws have been created that make it unlawful for any child or young teenager to work in adult-like conditions. Especially for those who lived through the great depression, they have ignited a universal “start making money as soon as possible” attitude since you never know what [...]
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There comes a time when every person either gets fed up with their job and the idea of having a boss or there comes a time that every person simply wants to move past it and excel in greater positions. In fact, what position is greater than one in which you are the boss? Regardless [...]
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Whether it’s for Christmas, Graduation, a Honeymoon or any other celebration, giving money just seems like the best way to go. Rarely is a gift received and the recipient ecstatic and happy with the gift. Normally friends, family and other folks either ask for something big that you do not want to spend the money [...]
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Like most people, I have several credit cards that I use for different purposes. A Target card that saves 5% on all purchases from Target. A Costco AMEX card saves at Costco and restaurants. A Citibank card that I use when they don’t take AMEX. And, the card I’ve been using for years, the Blue Card from [...]
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