All Entries in the "Save Money" Category
Quarter Life Personal Finance: 5 Tips To Manage Your Money In The Midst Of Chaos
If you recently graduated from college then you’ve been hit with the task of managing your own finances. You may now have a job with a decent paycheck and along with that comes bills, unplanned expenses and learning to balance your checking account. During this time you may also be experiencing some confusion, doubt and [...]
How To Save Money On Your Summer Family Vacation
Amidst rising prices on pretty much everything you can think of these days, how are you planning to save money on your family vacation this summer? Are you planning to stay home in favor of a staycation or will you chance it and have fun while saving money? Let’s take a look at [...]
Money Saving Tips For College Students Living on Campus
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More than likely you know someone graduating high school and heading off to college this fall. After getting over the shock of the first year’s tuition bill, they’ll be in need of some frugal tips to get by while living on campus.
Tuition.
Reduce tuition costs by:
1. [...]
Bulletpoof Your Finances with Lessons from the Recession
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Have you been depressed around the impending recession or how we’re stuck in stagflation? What if there was a way to bulletproof you finances with lessons from the recession? Well, if you ever wanted to get tips on how to solidify your finances during this depressing time, this post is for you.
There [...]
8 Frugal and Cost Cutting Tips for the Newly Independent
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May is around the corner which for some means graduation from high school, college or graduate school. I remember the feeling well. And, while it meant being released from the bosom of self discovery into the arms of adult responsibilities, I looked forward to it with enthusiasm.
I moved [...]
Cooking at Home with Basic Kitchen Staples Saves You Money
This is a guest post by Dr. Yakini, publisher of Girly Home Webzine, an online lifestyle magazine for ladies. Girly Home Webzine is devoted to providing readers with fresh and unbiased information about all things chichi! Dr. Yakini is a clinical psychologist and freelance lifestyle writer living in Brooklyn, NY. She owns and edits Girly [...]
Cheap Alternatives for the Must Haves in your Life Pt. 1 of 3
Admit it. Being frugal isn’t something that you look forward to, after all it means that you’ll be giving up or cutting back on some or all of your favorite activities. What if you found a way to cut back without giving up those things completely? And best of all save [...]
Free money? What shall we do?
I’ve gotten a few emails and chatted this up somewhat ad nauseum with friends about the money coming our way from Bush’s economic stimulus plan. *sigh* Let’s be real here folks. We are in a recession. However, remain optimistic and protect yourselves. If you get an extra check from [...]
Beat Finance Companies Skunk Drunk On Their Own Kool-Aid
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ABC finance company called early this morning to inform us that we were late on our first payment for a recent furniture purchase. We apologized for the late payment and explained that we thought that the terms included no payments for 12 months because we planned to pay it off in full in [...]
Groceries Busting Your Budget? Take a Seat.
The Wall Street Journal has a great article-Higher Food Prices Start to Pinch Consumer, and while it seems rather dismal there are things we can do to reduce the rising costs of food prices. To some this may seem pretty simple but not only are we battling ourselves in this area (buying things [...]
