Did you make a New Year's resolution to improve your bottom line? Fortunately, it only takes a few good financial habits to meet that noble goal. Even better, most good financial habits are so easy to implement that it's just a matter of getting ...
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How to Lower Your Heating Bill This Winter
Whether your home is heated by electricity or natural gas, a high heating bill can sometimes be a huge shock. Thankfully, there are plenty of low cost or free changes you can make in your home or apartment. Here's how you can save money on heating, ...
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More Clever Low-Cost Homemade Gifts Everyone Will Enjoy
If you missed Part 1 of this series on homemade gifts, click here.
One of the best gifts you can give or receive is something that was handmade with love. The special touches, time and effort that go into DIY projects let everyone know they're ...
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How to Trim Your Christmas Shopping List
Santa gives Christmas gifts with a "Ho, ho, ho." However, people who don't have a legion of elves to help them often feel like "Ho, ho, NO!"
If the expectations of gift-giving have become too much for your budget, consider reducing your Christmas ...
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The Handy Dandy Guide of Practical Christmas Gifts Under $25
There are plenty of presents you can give for the sake of giving gifts, but you'll get more mileage out of a practical approach. For all those hard-to-buy-for friends, relatives, and co-workers, consider this list of Christmas gifts under $25 that ...
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How Your Home Humidifier Can Save Money This Winter
Did you know that a home humidifier can save you money? Better yet, it can result in significantly lower costs for multiple living expenses. So how does a humidifier save money for its owner? Well ... let's read on to find out!
During wintertime, ...
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Stain Removal Hacks for 22 Household Accidents
Accidents happen, and they can totally put a damper on your otherwise positive demeanor if you don't know how to properly eliminate the stains they cause around the house. To prevent your own spontaneous combustion, consider these 22 stain removal ...
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The Best Way to Make Ends Meet on a Limited Income
For those struggling to make ends meet, where one lives becomes more important as household income decreases. For example, when taking into account food, utilities, healthcare, housing, and general goods and services, New York City is more than twice ...
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How 6 Tiny Money Leaks Cost Me $2802 Annually
I hate it when I see people waste food. I'm not sure why, but I've always been that way. Another pet peeve of mine is carelessly wasting money on things that can be easily prevented. And while I am very diligent about not wasting food, I still have a ...
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Five Frugal Ideas for Fall Season Family Fun
Just because summer is over doesn't mean you have to stop having family fun. With the kids back at school, bills due and a chill in the air, it feels hard to find affordable activities the whole family will enjoy. But if you're looking for a few ...
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Budget Workouts: 10 Ways to Get Fit for Little or No Money
Are you still making excuses that you can't go to the gym because it's too expensive? Or can't afford a new bike to exercise?
Be afraid, be very afraid, because you're about to encounter some simple, cost-effective, budget workout ideas for you to ...
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5 Ways You Can Save Money on Groceries This Week
For many people, the grocery bill is one of their largest monthly expenses. Fortunately, you can easily save money on groceries this week -- and every week after that -- with a little pre-planning and a lot of creative frugality.
Nix the ...
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Travel Mistakes: 12 Ways Travelers Inadvertently Increase Vacation Costs
Cutting costs on travel can be a boon for our wallets. But there's a dark side to some of those "discounts." With that in mind, here are 12 travel mistakes that, if you're not careful, can end up costing you more than you bargained for:
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The Best and Worst Dollar Store Deals
You may be surprised to learn that, when compared to other markets, not everything sold at a dollar store is a bargain. So, what are the best and worst dollar store deals? Well, to find out, I recently took a little shopping trip and compared the ...
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How To Save Money on Moving Expenses
House prices and rental costs remain incredibly expensive. But whether you're buying a new home or renting, moving costs can be incredibly daunting too. So how can you save money on moving expenses?
Here are several ways to cut down on moving costs ...
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Embarrassed About Being Frugal? Here Are 6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t
Your friends might label you the cheapskate of the group and your money-conscious mindset might be a running joke, but there's no reason to be embarrassed about being frugal.
A lot of people cry broke and whine about never having enough cash to get ...
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6 Ways to Clean Out Your House for Cash This Spring
Spring cleaning time is almost here. With that in mind, before you start tossing out perfectly good, re-sellable items, why not take inventory of all the goodies you've got and determine the best method of sale? After all, you may as well recoup some ...
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Why Coffee Drinkers Waste More Than Just Money at Starbucks
It's a common refrain: buying coffee at Starbucks is a waste of money. Now, I don't mean to make you uncomfortable, but I think it's high-time we had a deeper, more serious, conversation about the wildly popular coffee house chain.
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How Couples Save Money by Gaming the System
There are plenty of perks to being a couple -- splitting household expenses, sharing a cell phone plan, qualifying for BOGO dinner promotions at your favorite chain restaurants -- but there are more savings to enjoy if you dig a little deeper. Now ...
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How to Grow a Vegetable Garden: 45 Tips to Help You Succeed
If you're worried like I am about rising food prices this year, learning how to grow a vegetable garden can be a terrific way to lower your produce bill.
Now, I know what most of you are thinking: But I don't know the first thing about planting a ...
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