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5 Easy Ways to Significantly Reduce Your Monthly Budget
When most people think about reducing their spending, they generally think about their variable expenses such as their groceries, clothing or Starbucks addiction instead of their regular monthly bills such as their mortgage, electric bill or student loans. While your grocery and clothing costs are often the easiest to reduce quickly, if you really need…
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Top 5 Ways to Save Dollars on Your Grocery Purchase
Dip in the economy has made many to reconsider their grocery budgets to save some bucks. What you must understand is that cutting on your food bill doesn’t suggest that you have to compromise on the nutritional needs for your family. Be the smart consumer and follow the given tips to know how you can…
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Banish Stress on a Budget: 10 Fast and Frugal Stress Relieving Tips
Are you experiencing stress? Even if you try hard to avoid it, stress can creep up on you! There are some scary facts about stress. Did you know that heart disease and high blood pressure are becoming commonly diagnosed in women only in their thirties? Women from all ages and walks of life are finding…
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Five Things You Can Trim From Your Budget Right Now
Whether you are finally realizing how much financial trouble you are in or you are suffering because of an unforeseen circumstance such as a job loss or injury, there are times in your life when you may need to cut back on expenses right away. While measures like refinancing your mortgage and couponing can save…
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Buying a Car: The Pros and Cons of New vs. Used (and the Best Time to Buy It!)
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. Your house will always be the biggest purchase you’ll make, but your car is probably second on that list. And while you put a lot of thought into your home, you should also put some careful thought into what sort of vehicle you’ll be parking in…
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5 Tips to Hosting a Birthday Party on a Budget
Most parents love their children with a deep and abiding passion. It is natural for us to want our children to be happy and healthy. We want them to have everything they need and almost everything they want. But sometimes giving a small child everything they want can be detrimental. Take birthday parties, for example.…
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How to Save Money on Children’s Clothing
Are you interested in saving money on children’s clothing? If you are like me, I do not pay for overpriced children’s clothing. In fact, I rarely spend over $5.00 on any one shirt or pair of pants/shorts for my daughter. She is only 2 (update: she is almost 4 now!) and I know this will…
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Guest Post: Shrinking Budget? How We Provide For a Family of Five With Less Than $100 Food Budget A Month!
Guest post written by Jennifer at The Coupon Centsation Shrinking Budget? How we provide for a family of five with less than $100 food budget a month! Can you afford NOT to coupon? For my family of five, couponing is NOT an option, it is a NECESSITY! Several years ago, I was faced with the dilemma…
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5 Books that Helped Me Save Money
My love for saving money started after college when I started my first job as a second grade teacher. My husband and I had just started our careers, and we had to find ways to live beneath our means so that we could also save for our future. It’s true when they say the earlier…
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