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The True Cost of Impulse Buys

by Alban August 11, 2010

There is no denying that buying new things for yourself or others feels great…kind of like a therapy… However, the true meaning of therapy is ongoing benefit and while impulse purchases make you feel good at the time, they can make you feel worse later. This is often because when you make a purchase on [...]

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Do you have a shopping and spending money problem?

by Mitz July 27, 2010

If spending money, frequent shopping sprees, and the sound of a cash register ringing makes you happy, then you have a problem. If you actually like handing money over to the shop assistant to see them smile, then you have a problem. If you are constantly buying items that you had no intention of buying, then [...]

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The Debit Card Fee Battle

by Alban July 15, 2010
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Almost everyone who uses a debit card is somehow impacted by high fees. Businesses are charged fees for offering the service and they pass those fees on to consumers. Recent legislation in the USA seeks to limit the amount that card companies can charge merchants which is a win for the businesses but a loss [...]

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Save Money on your Grocery Bill – What’s wrong with No-name food?

by Mitz June 30, 2010

People cringe at the thought of buying food that is packaged with a generic brand such as Black and gold. They have this predetermined idea that the food in these packets is somehow sub-standard and is uncool to be seen buying. Even though it is so much cheaper than the regular branded foods, it is [...]

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10 Tips for Saving Money Using the Internet

by Andy June 5, 2010

Although billions of dollars are spent each year over the Internet, you can actually use the Internet to help you save money. While some people shop for the latest fad when they shop online, many others have learned how the Internet can lower their bills and keep shopping expenses down as well. Let’s look at [...]

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SMALL Changes = BIG Savings

by Mitz June 1, 2010

With the economy as it is nowadays, people are looking for more and more ways to save. Following are few small changes you can do at home than can mean BIG savings for you. Start home cooking your meals! When did America become ‘fast food country’? Many of today’s moms (and dads) don’t even buy [...]

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10 Ways to Save Money When Travelling

by Andy May 4, 2010

Even in a poor economy in which discounts may abound, traveling can still be a costly venture. Depending on where you are going, how long you are staying, whom you are taking with you, and how you are planning to get there, a trip can easily run into the thousands of dollars just for travel [...]

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4 Tips on how to handle your money in facing the financial crisis

by Mitz March 12, 2010

The global financial crisis has affected every economy and society throughout the world. It is the need of the hour to immediately turn over to the strategies that can help you in facing the crisis in a better way. 1. Primary needs first than the secondary needs Begin with simple elements like opt for public [...]

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10 Tools for Budgeting and Tracking Your Money

by Andy February 25, 2010

Tools for tracking your money are great, just so long as they don’t loose you in their cool charts and fancy graphics. You don’t want to let all those pretty pictures distract you from the main goal, which is keeping track of your personal finances. That’s not to say that tracking tools aren’t helpful, but [...]

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9 Money Saving Online Communities

by Mitz January 29, 2010

Finding an online community for saving, is not only a great way to further your financial education through others’ advice and practices, but can be a fantastic motivational factor as well. Discovering how other people have dealt with financial difficulties, put money saving methods into practice, and learn from one another can motivate you to [...]

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