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The Foolproof Way to Saving 10% on Gas Every Time You Hit the Pump

Someone said that gas prices are falling, though I haven’t really noticed. I’ll notice again when gas prices fall to where they were when I first began driving: $.99 per gallon. That’s when I’ll notice. I’m not complaining that they are dropping or that they seem to hover in the mid-$2 range since it’s a […] More
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10 Hilarious Things People Have Done For Free Stuff

“I’d give my left arm for (insert some cool item here,” or “I’d give my first born for (awesomeness here, please),” or whatever. These are just a few of the things that we like to say we’d do in our house for something amazing. For example, I sometimes offer up my left arm for one […] More
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Five of the Most Reliable High Interest Online Savings Accounts Available

High interest savings accounts; what are those? I’m married to a banker and I don’t even have one of those. It almost seems, these days, as if a high interest account is a thing of the past. It’s a rumor. It’s something that some people used to have and now it’s just something we talk […] More
in Budgeting

How You Can Save Over $1000 a Year Using Prepaid Cell Phone Plans

How would you feel about an iPhone on a prepaid cell phone plan? It sounds like something that will never happen, but it appears this is simply not the case anymore. It looks like the iPhone is being sold by a few carriers that offer prepaid plans and they have been for a few years […] More
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Personal Checking Account Promotions You Should Check Out in 2015

Sometimes opening a new bank account is worth the time and effort it takes to do it thanks to the many different promotions being offered by banks across the country. As the wife of a long-time banker, I can tell you that these financial institutions are always looking for new customers to open accounts, and […] More
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10 Times You Should Never Forget To Use a Cashier’s Check

A cashier’s check is not something the vast majority of us use on a regular basis. After all, who wants to bother going into a bank and dealing with that when you can just write a personal check or hit the ATM on the way to wherever it is you are going? I say that, […] More
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10 Mistakes You’re Making At the Grocery Store

I used to dread going to the grocery store, but now I love it. I love it because I make the conscious decision to shop when my husband is home from work so that I don’t have to take any kids. Not only does this mean I get a little break from things like parenting, […] More
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10 Items You Don’t Need You Can Sell For Extra Cash

Who couldn’t use a little extra cash? Extra money might not be necessary for you to get by, but that certainly does not mean it’s not good for savings. There are so many things you can do with a little extra cash, from paying off a debt to splurging on something amazing for your home […] More
in How to Save Money

Shortcuts to Financial Freedom: 10 Money-Saving Browser Extensions

If you do any shopping online, you probably have a use for browser extensions. These are money saving app extensions that allow you to shop for what you want and need on a regular basis and save a bit of money. The interesting part about a browser extension, though, is that many people have no […] More
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How Can You and Your Family Get in on USDA Loans?

Ask yourself what you know about the USDA home loan process? You think that it’s for those that want to own farms and live in rural communities and do things like that, right? Well, we all thought that at one time or another. However, that is not what these loans are all about. Sure, you […] More
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10 Out of the Box Ways for Moms to Earn an Extra $500 a Month from Home

We’ve all heard of direct sales and ways that men and women are making a little extra cash around the house, but we don’t all have what it takes or the desire to be a Beachbody coach or a Jamberry representative (nor do we all even understand that stuff to begin with). But that’s all […] More
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Real Life Strategies That Worked to Make $1 Million the Quickest

Some people believe that saving and saving and saving is the best way to become a millionaire. I believe that winning the lottery is the best way to become a millionaire for most people, but since we have to be in it to win it and we have to have some seriously good luck, it’s […] More

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