Category: Money
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Hubs Let’s Me Handle The Money
It occurred to me today that I’ve never really talked about how Husband and I manage our finances. It’s really the thing to do in the personal finance blogging world, because, after all, who wants to read financial advice from a lady who can’t even balance a checkbook. Yes, I could straight up lie to…
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Why are you saving?
During the quest for financial independence it’s all too easy to lose the forest for all of the trees. Every now and then it’s important to step back and remind yourself just why you are clipping coupons, why you’ve been depriving yourself of that new car, why you are living frugally. Are you hoarding money…
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Cost Per Use
Is going cheap always right? No. Does more expensive always mean more reliable? No. The correct choice is based on a little figure called cost per unit.
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The GREAT Coupon Experiment – Weeks 3 & 4; I’m impatient.
The GREAT Coupon Experiment aims to solve a mystery as old as the Sunday insert itself: Is coupon cutting really a feasible way for people with lives and dogs and families to save money? My mother would say, “yes”; I would say, “I don’t know, that’s why I’m doing this experiment.”
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3 Things to Know About Taxes
I’m assuming that you’ve never read a lick of tax code (at least not recreationally). I’m assuming that you are a good and decent human being and do not harbor such sadistic tendencies. Correct me if I’m wrong. Today I’m going to impart a little painless knowledge on ya regarding the subject. Hopefully, it’ll make…
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Paperback Swapping: Books on a Budget
The following is a guest post from Kirsten, FSM (Fiscally Savvy Mommy). Have so many books that you can’t squeeze one more on your bookshelf? Try trading them at Paperback Swap, a book-for-a-book program, where the only cost is postage.