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Stop Wasting Money

by Mitz October 15, 2011
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Everybody has the heard the old familiar saying that bills travel twice as fast as paychecks, well I’d like to expand that and say bills for a treadmill travel three times as fast as my paychecks. Yes, my wife was up to it again saving $300 dollars on a treadmill that was originally priced for [...]

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Things that entice you to spend more money

by Mitz July 30, 2011
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Everywhere you go, there are temptations waving in your face making it sometimes very hard to resist an un-wanted purchase. You are literally surrounded with advertisements and gimmicks that try to entice you to spend more money. Holiday season spending The biggest and most advertised temptations are the special occasions that were originally invented to [...]

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HOW TO: Rent and Save

by Annie Wallace July 13, 2011
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With houses yet to be affordable to the average Joe, many families have no choice but to rent. On average, rental fees and other related expenses amount to about 35% of the family income. And that is huge and at times unavoidable unless you want to live with your family out in the cold. With [...]

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How To Resist Peer Pressure When Shopping And Earn Their Respect

by Mitz March 28, 2011

It is very difficult to control your urges to spend when going shopping with peers because they are the most influential people you know. You must realize that you can still earn your peer’s respect, even if you have a clear state of mind to completely control your personal finance, by also helping them to [...]

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How Does Quick Access To Money Affect your Spending?

by Mitz November 9, 2010

Having rolls of cash in your pocket when you are out on the town is not a good idea. If you had that money safely tucked away at home or even in your bank account, it might just save you from spending it.  I persoanlly like to go out with a minimum amount of cash, [...]

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Saving money versus spending your money freely

by Mitz October 12, 2010

Recently my niece’s 21 year old friend died in a car accident and my niece mentioned that he had already lived life to the fullest. He had inherited $120,000.00 and imediately started living like a king. He had no regrets, and as fate had it, he got to enjoy his money just in time. People [...]

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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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Why is everyone keeping up with the Jones’s?

by Mitz June 27, 2010

Have you got a 106cm High Definition Flat Screen TV, or a car that costs half as much as a house. How many Televisions have you got and do you even know? Does your mobile phone take pictures, play music, and browse the internet? Well if your last name isn’t Jones, then why are you [...]

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Save You’re Hard Earned Money – 5 Tips To Control Your Expenses

by Mitz April 8, 2010

It should be everyones goal to save money throughout their lives. Earing a dollar is not always easy and you should always think twice when parting with this hard earned cash. Who said money doesn’t buy you happiness. I am never happy when I have bills to pay and no money to pay them. Therefore we [...]

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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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