Moving to a new home is stressful enough without additional financial worries. After all, there are many costs involved in the moving process. For example, you may need to hire housecleaners, long distance moving companies and perhaps even secure the ...
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Which Birth Dates Are Most (and Least) Common?
According to Wikipedia, more people are born during the months of September and October than any other time of the year.
Anecdotal evidence seems to back up Wikipedia's claim -- at least when it comes to my experience. For example, October is an ...
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6 Big Home Seller Mistakes That Turn Off Potential Homebuyers
When a potential buyer walks through your front door, what do they see? First impressions are really important, and many buyers will know within seconds whether the place is right for them. However, there are certain things that'll put buyers off ...
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3 Ways Smart Singles Plan and Budget Their Weekly Meals
Whether your kids have moved out of the house, or you've just left a relationship, being single doesn't have to mean lonely nights of greasy take-out or microwaved frozen meals. There is a way to support a tight budget, eat healthy, and not spend ...
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This Amazing Fruit Reduces My Grocery Bill by $300 Every Year
Have you ever wondered why there aren't very many blue fruits or vegetables in nature? I know I have. In fact, most fruits and vegetables that people usually offer as examples of azure produce are actually purple.
And, no, blueberries aren't blue; ...
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My Solar Power Savings Report Card – One Year Later
As most of you know by now, I had solar panels installed on the roof of our house back in 2015. Well, it's been a full year since I flipped the switch on my new solar electricity system and the results have been nothing short of amazing. Rather than ...
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How to Save Money When Doing a DIY Home Remodeling Project
There is a mountain of good advice on the Internet these days about how to implement DIY home improvement projects. And alongside all of those good ideas inspiration from, there has probably never been a better time to give your home an upgrade. The ...
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The Price of Silence: How to Stop Annoying Dogs That Bark Constantly
When I was in high school, I had a classmate named Steve Kowolski who used to bug the bejesus out of me and my buddies.
Okay, to be honest, Steve's last name wasn't Kowolski -- although he did have a last name that ended in "ski."
Anyway, the ...
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My Porch Remodel (Phase 2): Hardscape, Railing and Total Project Cost
Well, it took a couple of months longer than the Honeybee and I originally anticipated, but after a few delays due to uncooperative weather, supplier issues, and one less-than-scrupulous contractor, we finally completed our porch remodel ...
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Why Private Schools Are a Financial Rip-Off
Most parents end up considering private education because they only want the best for their child. But today I'm going to show you why, from a purely financial perspective, private schools are not worth the price of admission.
Well, that is unless ...
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How to Manage Bills and Save for a New Home When Your Income Is Spotty
Some of the most important things in life are always taken for granted. After all, most of us drawing a steady salary never consider how fortunate we are to get a regular monthly or semi-monthly paycheck. On the other hand, those who work on ...
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12 Affordable Ways to Upgrade an Outdated Kitchen
It's officially that time of year: the festive season has ended, family and friends have gone, and your home looks likes a war zone. If your house is anything like ours, the kitchen seems to have sustained the bulk of the collateral damage. The worst ...
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My Porch Remodel (Phase 1): New Columns and the Hunt for Obsolete Bricks
I've already shared my remodeling adventures with our kitchen and master bathroom -- so I thought I'd share our latest home improvement sojourn.
After 18 years, the Honeybee and I finally decided to give our front porch an upgrade. To be honest, ...
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Poll: The 5 Biggest Money Regrets of 2015 — and How to Conquer Them
I'm confident that this time last year, scrawled on your list of New Year resolutions, was a sentence relevant to at least one of these four phrases:
'save money'
'stop spending'
'get out of debt'
'stick to a budget'
According to a ...
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Culinary Odds & Ends: How Eating Leftovers Saves Me $1700 Annually
Last year my family spent a small fortune on groceries -- $12,764 to be exact. If you were to press me on the matter, my teenage son, Matthew, probably ate $9000 worth of them.
Anyone who thinks I'm kidding hasn't seen our kitchen after a visit ...
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A Peek at My Kids’ Christmas Lists
Readers: Just for fun, I thought I would repost this article from Christmas Eve 2009
Well, according to my friend the Silicon Valley Blogger, Zhu Zhu Pets are the hot Christmas gift item for 2009. Don't tell my kids that though because those ...
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100 Words On: The True Meaning of Christmas
In today's day and time,
It's easy to lose sight,
Of the true meaning of Christmas
And one special night.
When we go shopping,
We say 'How much will it cost?'
Then the true meaning of Christmas,
Somehow becomes lost.
Amidst the tinsel, ...
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5 Ideas for Encouraging Your Kids to Save
As a parent of two children, I realized early on that trying to teach them the importance of saving money is a tall order. Let's face it, how many 9-year-olds care about stuff like the importance of spending less than you earn, or effective methods ...
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12 Ways to Help Prepare Your Kid for the Real World (Part 2)
This is the second half of a two-part article. If you missed Part 1, click here.
Goal Setting & Achievement
But what a lot of people get wrong here is setting goals that are too broad or completely unrealistic; it's a setup for failure when ...
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Why Everyone Should Get Financially Naked BEFORE Marriage — Not After
Does love really conquer all?
Not when it comes to money matters, it doesn't.
As Get Financially Naked states in its opening pages, when it comes to relationships, financial compatibility is as important as emotional and physical compatibility. ...
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