finance

6 Financial Mistakes You'll Soon Regret

Assuming you haven't been under a rock for the last 10 years, I'm fairly certain that you don't need me to tell you the obvious.

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14 Frugal Shopping Tips

Bring along a calculator (or use the one on your cell phone) to help you make shopping decisions based on tax, percentage markdowns, etc.

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14 Effective Strategies To Leverage A Weak Stock Market

When we’re faced with a dour financial forecast, we’re often told to batten down the hatches and stay the course. But what if the course we’re on isn’t all that great to begin with?

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10 Reasons Why Buying Penny Stocks Is Nothing But A Mistake

First of all, I’d like to remind everyone that I am not a professional financial advisor, planner or investment professional of any sort, so what follows are all just my opinions.

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101 Resources for Managing Your Money Online

OMG, this is the ultimate resource guide for persoanl finance. You want to manage your money online?

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12 Tips on Avoiding Pyramid Schemes

While in the outhouse reading the latest issue of Forbes (free subscription from now defunct airline miles), I spotted an article highlighting the fast rising “multi-level marketing” company, Mona

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Hundreds of Tips for Turning Your Financial Life Around

Leo from ZenHabits has created this master list of one hundred articles posted in his blog about personal finance.

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7 Ways To Handle Unexpected Expenses and Financial Emergencies

Another way to create that emergency fund: you can dedicate a section of your budget to unknown or unexpected expenses.

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7 Ways to Lose Your Money

he idea of “getting rich slowly” may well be a fallacy.

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13 Definite No-Nos for your Credit Card

There’s no doubt that credit cards have made our lives easier in more ways than one – we do not have to carry around large amounts of cash, we have omnipotent paying power at our fingertips in the

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Five Tips to Save Big on Car Insurance

Insurance coverage goes down over time with a clean driving record, but very few companies adjust for that.

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11 Simple Steps to Living on Less

Debt is the outcome from living beyond our means and wanting it all now.

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How I Paid Off $35,000 in Debt, and How You Can Too

Last December, after twenty years of owing money, I finally paid off all of my debt (except the mortgage — and I’m working on that). Co-incidentally, Leo paid off his debt at the exact same time.

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Big Toys For Top Dollar: 5 Reasons People Spoil Their Kids

There are few things that are more delightful to parents than to see their kids happy: such as the moment right after the kids receive their toy of choice — a doll house, firetruck or new novelty ga

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13 Ideas to Keep Your Wedding As Simple As Possible

I’m getting married at the end of this week!

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Increase the Value of Your Home With a Few Simple, Affordable Changes

There’s a lot you can do to get your home into shape so that it can command a niftier price tag once you decide to put it in the market.

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The Four Spending Tracks, Which One Are You On?

I recently received an email asking how much I spend per month on the dot com lifestyle. I figure I would use the email as a post on personal spending and money management.

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The 13 Commandments of Savvy Consumers

A deal that sounds too good to be true usually is.

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Consumer Ripoffs To Avoid

In addition to spending less and saving more, another way to help your bottom line is simply by not getting ripped off.

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The Six Key Steps to Healthy Finances in Your Relationship

If you’ve ever been in a relationship for very long, especially if you were married or living together, I can almost guarantee that you’ve had a money fight.

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