Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Car Financing – What to Know
Well, there are many things to consider when buying a new automobile. Sedan, minivan, truck. Rims, moonroof, sport package. Color, leather, MPG. Don’t act like you don’t like making all of these decisions; customization is the fun part. When it comes time to shake hands, sit down and talk money, however, many people find themselves…
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Hang Up the Telephone Bill
In scouring over my monthly bills, trying to figure out ways to save money on them, one bill seems to stick out month after month like a sore thumb. My telephone bill. Ever since I got married, my husband and I have ditched the landline and survived with only cell phones. It didn’t seem to…
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Pain At The Pump: State Gas Taxes
I was speeding through my fourth state in six hours, marveling at the major differences in gas prices along the way. As I drove south along I-77 from Ohio to North Carolina, I’d seen gas for as low as $3.42 in Wytheville, Virginia, and as high as $3.89 along the West Virginia Turnpike. Were the…
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In the Credit Card Details
During my credit-card-research-bonanza this week I did the impossible: I actually read the fine print! Well, not really the fine print, the almost invisible print actually. Sure, Husband and I know our rates (not that they matter, because we pay off our complete bill every month) and our limits, but we didn’t realize just what…
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The GREAT Coupon Experiment – Week 5 – THE END!
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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Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma
The locals call this Quartz “Mountain.” We Coloradans call it “a hill.” Either way, a fun little adventure.
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