Tag: money tips
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Recent Financial Experiences – New Places to Save
Since May we’ve made a couple of big purchases and taken a couple of trips for which we’ve found some groovy new ways to save. Singularly the savings were pretty impressive, but all together, I look like a budgeting superhero.
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Money Love – Part One
Saying that money can’t buy happiness is as Miss-America-ish as wishing for world peace and puppies for everyone. Part 1 of a deeper discussion about that age-old question.
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A Lottery Retirement?
Sometimes I get more entertainment out of a $1 lottery ticket than going to the movies for $8+. The lottery should be viewed as just that: entertainment. Right? Well, prepare to be disturbed.
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The Non-Sale Sale
It’s not a big conspiracy (or is it?), it’s marketing. The non-sale sale is no different than tailoring prices to end in $.99 or infomercials that offer “two easy payments.” Marketers understand the psychology of consumers and what “tricks” will lure them to spend more than they otherwise might.
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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.