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  • No Credit, No Problem: Credit Options for Those With No Credit History

    If you’ve just entered the adult world, you’ve probably yet to learn the wily ways of credit. Credit is a very complicated yet incredibly important concept to understand and the funny thing about it is that most places won’t give you credit unless you have credit to show (sort of a catch 22). But there…

  • 6 Quick Ways to Get Extra Cash

    Most of us do our best to save but when an emergency comes up, we don’t always have enough to cover it. That can be scary and stressful, knowing you did your best but fell short. Whatever your situation, here are quick ways to get cash right now.  I’d suggest only using some of these…

  • How to fix your finances this new year

    As the New Year gets under way the time has come to move on resolutions. People everywhere are starting to look at their lives and think about the changes they want to make. Some people want to lose weight. Others want to start a new hobby or complete a task they have been putting off…

  • Time is Money – Part 4: How to Avoid Yard Work

    This is the fourth article in our series about saving time. Yard work always seems like a good idea before you actually have to do it. The thought of pushing a lawnmower around your own little piece of the American dream has a little romance to it. Of course, as soon as you actually have…

  • Happiest Place on Earth but Saddest for Your Wallet – Part 2

    In our first Disneyland post, we discussed how to help you make the happiest place on earth feel less like the most expensive place on earth. While a trip to Disneyland can yield life-long memories, it can also make one resort to weeping on the Dumbo ride while trying to plan your escape from your…

  • Your Friend the Secondary Market – Part 2

    In an earlier post we discussed what secondary markets are and one simple way to take advantage of them. Today we are going to look at a little less obvious use of secondary markets. You can utilize the power of secondary markets by factoring them into your thinking when purchasing new items. We rarely, if…

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