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Tips to Help You Decide What to Spend on a Computer

Deciding what to spend on a computer is a big deal. In fact, it’s a big deal for everyone; not just those on a budget. For some people, it makes a lot of sense to spend more on a computer than it does others. For example, my husband is an IT administrator for a bank […] More

in Credit Cards

Credit Cards That Will Let You See Your FICO Score for Free

Your credit score is the most important number in your life. It’s the number that determines whether or not you can buy a home or a car, get a loan or get a decent interest rate on any borrowed funds. Your credit score is not something you want to treat poorly or forget is important. […] More

in Personal Finance

Financial Priorities You Should Line Up Before Having Kids

in Personal Finance

Resources That Will Definitely Help With Your Student Loans

It’s probably safe to say that the hot topic of the moment is student loan debt. No matter what else is going on in the world, it seems that there is so much discussion surrounding student loan debt and what it means for those who have it, who cannot pay it and those who are […] More

in Personal Finance

Financial Lessons We Learned Growing Up that Need to Be Taught Today

I really do love my kids; I promise. It’s just that sometimes they make me want to rip my hair out with my bare hands and run screaming into traffic. There are four of them, one of me, and one of my husband. Except that he gets to go to his office from 7 am […] More

in Retirement

Four Reasons Many of Us Cannot Retire When We Want To

At the rate we are going in the world today, retirement age is going to be somewhere around 250, or when you die; whichever comes first. In fact, it’s kind of disturbing how many people just shrug and say that they’ll retire when they can rather than actually look forward to retiring at 62 when […] More

in Mortgages

Is A Reverse Mortgage Really A Good Idea?

It’s been years since I’ve watched a commercial. Honestly, we just use our DVR for all the shows we like to watch – or watch them on Netflix – and we don’t even bother with television when it’s live. To be quite honest, we actually avoid live shows and will find something else to do […] More

in How to Make Money

Easy Ways to Make A Little Extra Cash This Summer

There is nothing like a good workout to make me feel more productive, more energized and more fantastic. I’m not going to lie; I work out six days a week, and I feel awful if I miss a day – and I will do anything not to miss a day. In fact, when my husband […] More

in How to Save Money

Easy Ways to Save Money Welcoming A New Baby

in DIY Projects

The Simplest, Easiest, Least-Expensive Ways to Add A Bit of Curb Appeal to Your Home

We’ve been in our dream home for a little over a year and-a-half now, and our yard is still uninspiring. We have zero curb appeal, four black thumbs and we keep putting off worrying about it until “Spring when we can plant gorgeous flowers with the girls and really have some fun,” “Summer, when it’s […] More

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