Category Archive for: ‘Uncategorized’

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  Suze’s Advice Revisited: Increase Emergency Funds Pay Debt Minimums

  Trent, from The Simple Dollar discussed Suze Orman’s new advice to the masses: Regardless of your overall credit card debt, if you have very little saved in an emergency savings fund, I want you to make a shift in your financial strategy. My new advice [...]

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  5 Tips On Keeping A Cool Head During Hard Times

  This weekend was pretty hectic in my household because spent a good part of it worrying about my MIL (still not out of the woods) because she’s worked herself to the point of exhaustion thereby aggravating other medical problems. She’s been working three jobs, taking [...]

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  The High Life On Less: What Can You Afford To Live Without?

  What can you afford to live without? We were faced with this question while visiting some friends in Manhattan this weekend.  This was our first time visiting their apartment and we were pleasantly surprised to say the least.  So much so it made us go [...]

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• Suze’s Advice Changed: Build Emergency Fund Pay Minimums On Debt

  TD AMERITRADE Can’t see everything? View this email online. Attention Save Yourself clients… 5:07 PM (3 hours ago) TD AMERITRADELoading… 5:07 PM (3 hours ago) Regardless of your overall credit card debt, if you have very little saved in an emergency savings fund, I want [...]

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  Recharge Your Resume And Get Back In The Game: 7 Tips

  If you’ve been out of work for some time or recently fired/laid off then this post is for you. As the time goes by and job fairs are posted it seems as though they can’t get here fast enough. You focus so much energy on [...]

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• 11 Cheap Homemade Christmas Presents

  By: Wesabe This is a Guest Post by Wesabe via DivineCaroline.com.  Wesabe helps people take control of their money and reach their financial goals via a free, online money management tool and a thriving community. Wesabe lets members see all their bank and credit card balances and [...]

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• Neiman Marcus: 50% Off Already Reduced Prices!

  I know we’re all in the holiday spirit, looking for those Bargain Momma deals and here’s one worth mentioning.  Neiman Marcus us having a FABULOUS sale and it seems like they understand that 40 is the new 20.  That is, 40% is the new 20% [...]

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• Friday Financial Thoughts: Simplify Your Life

  “Simplify your life. Get rid of anything that’s pulling at your energy, time, or finances-especially anything that pulls you away from your life purpose” Doreen Virtue, Ph.D This quote made me think really hard about all the things that I engage on a daily basis [...]

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• Frugal vs Fabulous: Houndstooth Dress

  In my quest to reinvent my sense of personal style to a more demure version of my younger self, I’ve taken a liking to the houndstooth print.  I’ve always liked it but never got anything more than a skirt that Ive had for over 6 [...]

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• Sex and the Recession: Coping During Tough Times

  Scott Heiferman, the CEO of Meetup (love him BTW!) sends out this email to all the meetup organizers today asking us to give people reasons to utilize meetups in order to save money.  Because of recent changes in the economy, people are looking not only [...]

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• Recession Blues? What Color Is Your Parachute? (Plus: 6 Steps)

  photo credit: divemasterking2000 Even though we’re experiencing some of the toughest economic times in history, there are still thousands of opportunities out there.  The key is your perspective and how you approach the current job market. Do you know what you really want from your [...]

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  Dominican Hair Care Rates: NY vs DC

  [ Aside: Feel free to skip this post as it isn't personal finance related so much as it is my ranting about the price differences between Dominican hair care in NY and DC] If  you’re a woman with textured hair then you know that Dominican [...]

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• Reader Mail, Financial Advice and Site Improvements

  I have quite a few drafts in the works but I feel compelled to write this post to keep all of you up to date with what’s going on behind the scenes. Since the NBC airing over the weekend I have been swarmed with requests [...]

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• How We Saved Over 50% On Auto Repairs

  photo credit: margaritanitz Saturday we got into a car accident with another pickup truck. We’re ok but the driver side mirror needs replacing. Today we began calling around for estimates at several auto body repair shops and received estimates up to $314. For a frikkin [...]

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• You’ve Got Mail: Reader Questions Answered

  photo credit: yanyin With the mention from Good Morning America and the Wall Street Journal came more than a few questions from new readers. First, I’d like to say thank you for taking the time to read through the site and send in your questions. [...]

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