Author: Natalie Spring
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Give and Let Give
Saving money? I am a fan. Wasting money? I abhor the thought. But there is definitely something to be said for making charitable donations. There is much benefit in learning to give away a portion of your hard-earned money. You have to be smart about it though, use caution, and make sure you are doing…
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Time is Money – Part 2: How to Avoid Grocery Shopping
In our second article in our series about saving time, we look at how to save time grocery shopping. If you took a survey of the average person, you would find that approximately 100% of people hate grocery shopping. Sure, it’s a good excuse to get out of that house of screaming kids you have,…
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Free or Affordable Fitness
While living in Vegas I noticed a very large and ornate building going up on our side of town. From the prestige and ornamentation of it I guessed it to be a courthouse or temple. But as it neared completion it revealed itself to be a gym. That’s right, a sweaty, smelly gym, except it…
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Five Skills to Save You $$$: Introduction
The little illustrative story I am using to begin my article this week comes from my husband… “When I was in college I had a roommate who was always broke. No matter what activity we wanted him to participate in, he was always short on cash. Yet, despite his constant lack of money, it seemed…
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Time is Money – Part 1: Introduction
Today’s article is the beginning of a series of articles that will center around one basic question. My husband is a big fan of Adam Carolla. He listens to his podcast quite regularly. He recently shared with me a thought Adam shared on his show. One day Mr. Carolla was sharing his opinion (as he…
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It’s an Odd Job But Somebody’s Got to Do It– Part II
Odd jobs are a great way to up your income with minimal effort. I think we have all at one time or another worked one of these jobs. When I was a kid I spent many Saturdays and summer vacations picking up golf balls out on the local driving range. Out there alone with my…