Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Almost everyone is guilty of giving the kitchen the evil eye after a long day of work and herding your family into the car and out for dinner. After all, who wants to bother with cooking and cleaning when you can simply pay someone else to do it for you while you enjoy time with […] More
Is everyone out there freaking out because it’s almost tax time? I would guess that most of you are starting to scramble. You know who isn’t scrambling and isn’t sweating Uncle Sam in the least bit? The super rich.  I’m talking the really rich. When it comes to taxes, the U.S. economic system offers no […] More
The holidays are here in full force, which means millions of people are racking up the credit card debt. This means that a month from now, millions of people will begin to dread the arrival of their mail because they know what they’re going to find when they open their credit card bill. Using your […] More
Niecy Nash shares a bottle of bubbly in a roomful of bling with a panel of men and women at Jason of Beverly Hills, discussing the importance of money in choosing your mate. I don’t know about you guys but for me, choosing a mate because of money isn’t important at all to me. Granted […] More
The only thing more frustrating than not being able to find the perfect gift/dress/item you want this holiday season is finding it, buying it, and then seeing the same item two days later with a 75% off price tag on it when you’ve already paid full price. It makes you see red, and not just […] More
Everyone wants to save money, but not very many people actually act on that desire. The simple truth is that saving is necessary. It’s important to save for retirement and it’s important to save for other things. If you don’t a lot of disposable income, saving can be a little tricky, but it can be […] More
It’s easy to become richer; earn more or spend less. If you’re like me, you’ll quickly learn that you can become even richer than you imagined if you do both. I used to think that having a large disposable income meant I never had to utilize sales and whatnot, but as we began to make […] More
Now that Starbucks has brought back the pumpkin spice latte, it’s only a matter of time before you have to pick up your Christmas tree and start shopping for your loved ones. Like every other year, your Christmas list is probably much longer this year than it was last year (aren’t your friends done having […] More
We all make mistakes. Women are perfectly flawed creatures. I’ll share with you the mistakes I once made. There was once a time – in the not so distant past – when I wouldn’t purchase anything that wasn’t designer or expensive. I wouldn’t dare put on a dress from Target or even consider stepping foot […] More
Debt is the source of some of the most overwhelming stress that you can have. You don’t have to stay in debt. There are ways out of it even when it seems hopeless. The best strategy to get out of debt is to focus on one bill at a time. Of course you want to make the […] More
Money woes are difficult but even more so when you and your partner disagree about how money should be spent and cannot reach financial agreement. One of you may be a saver and the other may be a spender. It is possible that you are both spenders but have different ideas on how to spend. […] More
The prices on gas have rose significantly in the last few years and there is no end in sight. We have to have it but there are ways to spend less money on gas. Some of the tips you can follow are simple common sense, such as to combine as many trips as possible into […] More