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  • Personal Finance Tools: The Five Must-Haves

    This is a guest post from Lisa @ Frugal Living Personal finance tools can help you take care of your present and future financial needs.  But which tools do you need?  Here are five of the best tools to consider when setting up a personal finance plan, with alternatives to help you choose the plan…

  • Share, Swap, Trade: 3 Ways to Live on Less

    The following is a guest post by Lisa @ Frugal Living, a personal finance blog which offers money saving tips, along with solid budgeting ideas. Combining forces is one way frugal families can take advantage of buying in bulk, and in supporting one another in maintaining their monthly budgets. While some families share or trade…

  • Value Size

    The so-called value meal touts more bang for your buck, but only if you shell out a little more buck. Who asked for more bang? Maybe the bang-to-buck ratio was just fine.

  • Make a Reasonable Contribution

    As I always try to to disclose, I am far from an expert on anything other than Diet Coke (seriously, I can tell a bottle from a can from a true McDonald’s beverage, it’s quite remarkable).  Anyone can have a valuable personal finance experience or epiphany.  So, if you’ve come across some particular knowledge during your financial…

  • How to Increase Your Credit Score When You Have Bad Credit

    A good credit score is something that millions of people struggle with. The slightest infraction on your credit report can stop you from obtaining a car loan, paying a lower deposit for cell phone service and can prevent you from gaining mortgage approval. Forget getting a loan, it’s nearly impossible with bad credit. The good…

  • The Problem with Easy Money

    The other evening Husband and I had a very existential discussion… about The Jersey Shore. I mentioned to Husband that I feel bad for the cast. That’s right, I feel bad for people who get paid $10,000 every time an hour of their “dirty laundry” gets aired to the world. You couldn’t pay me enough…