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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
in Banking

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
in Budgeting

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
in How to Make Money

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
in How to Make Money

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
in How to Make Money

Did you Know You Can Make Money Flying Drones? Here’s How

The concept of flying drones might seem a bit out of this world (see what I did there?) but it’s not all that crazy. In fact, there is rumor (I saw it on the news so it must be true, right?) that with the introduction of Amazon’s drone flying service comes the idea that it […] More
in How to Save Money

How You Don’t Ever Have to Spend Money on Magazines Again

Do you subscribe to any magazines? It occurred to me a few months ago when a subscription to Cosmopolitan showed up in my mailbox that I don’t spend much time reading magazines. In fact, I don’t spend any time reading magazines. I had no idea where it came from, who paid for it and whether […] More
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Stock Market is in a Free Fall: What Should You Do?

In case you haven’t noticed, the stock market has retreated considerably in the last week and today it’s getting even worse. Wall Street plummeted early today with the Dow falling more than 1000 points as traders aggressively sold stocks and bid-up only the safest asset classes. The market is set to have one of it’s […] More
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10 Ways to Earn Money from the Bank that are Better Than Interest

Bank interest rates are notoriously low, especially right now. Few people actually become rich based solely on the interest they earn through their bank account. That’s not to say that earning less than 1% on your savings is not going to make you a lot of money, but you kind of already have to be […] More

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