Signs Your Finances are Sinking
Money problems are always difficult to work through. If you’re not prepared to make some changes and look critically at your budget, you could be in for a long ride.
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Money Management
Banking Big: Budgeting Tips for Large Families
Budgeting is especially beneficial in a big group, and can help ensure your family is financially sound now and in the future.
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Stop Getting Ripped Off: 6 Car Problems You Can Fix Yourself
It’s bad enough when there’s something seriously wrong with your car, but it’s worse when you’re being overcharged by a mechanic to fix a simple problem that you could easily take care of by yourself. Garage fees are a common way for people to get ripped off, and it’s frustrating when the solution is such a simple one.
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What Adopting a Pet Means For Your Finances
Pets of all kinds can have an extraordinary effect on human beings. They offer love and companionship and will thrive on yours in return. However, they’re also expensive. Before you adopt a new pet into the family, make sure that you understand the financial consequences to your budget before you join one of the 62% of American households with a pet.
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5 Things Most Families Forget When Budgeting
If you want your family budget to work for you, it’s important to take a little time to set it up right. A budget that works, doesn’t leave you feeling shackled or struggling to make things fit, but instead gives you a better sense of security and control.
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Where You Shouldn’t Skimp Even If You’re on a Tight Budget
If you are working with a tight budget, you might be looking for ways to save. Unfortunately, buying some products on the cheap might end up costing you more in the long run. Here are four things you shouldn’t feel guilty about splurging on, so you can stick with your financial plan and still enjoy the best.
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Money – How to Get It and Keep It
If you want serious money, you have to get serious about money. You need to understand these fundamentals and never forget them. Don’t let all the garbage reported in the financial media you read, see, or hear confuse you about what money really is. Don’t consume more than you make: save! Don’t spend: invest!
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6 Tips To Improve Your Money Management Skills
If you find yourself always short on funds, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not making enough money. The real cause might be poor money management skills, such as living without a budget or not tracking your spending closely enough, or paying too many penalties and late fees. With discipline and proper money habits, it’s possible to turn your finances around and never deal with penalty fees again.
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Is Beach Rental Affordable on a Budget?
Many people are struggling financially perhaps due to a lack of work experience, working part-time while attending college classes or simply the overall economy. Younger families may also be paying student loans or have other expenses to contend with.
Affordable beach rent on a Budget With these and other factors in mind, you may have your heart set on a beach location but also be focused on trying to find an affordable place to live.
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How the Nautica Beach Chair Saved Me Hundreds of Dollars
This being prime vacation season I thought I’d tell you a bit about my vacation. On Monday I set out from Virginia on my way to a week on the coast of South Carolina. Fortunately for us the sharks are hanging out a few hundred miles North of here. The weather is beautiful and the water is warm and inviting.
But like most tourist areas it seems that everything is designed to separate the hapless traveler from his hard earned money. But being a die-hard “frugalista” I’ve worked out a system to keep my money where it belongs i.e. in MY pocket.
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Frugal Tips for Large Families
It is not easy to save money, especially when providing for a large family. Lots of kids means lots of driving, activities, and doctors’ visits. Fortunately, there are ways that big families can reduce their spending. Below is a list of tips that will help as you get started on a budget.
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Pinching Pennies: Five Tips For the Money Savvy Family
The increasing cost of living is making it more difficult for families to save money than ever before. Fortunately, there are many ways families today can live frugally. Here are five tips to cut monthly expenses and live within your means. Tip 1: Buy it Used The modern advertising machine has trained us to prefer
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