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The first time I drove across the country, my aunt gave me her old highway atlas. My finances were a bit tight at the time, so the gift, worth maybe $12, was very much apprecia
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Pay yourself last is okay too
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Use the budget categories put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help you better understand your spending.
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12 Cheap Home Workout Hacks for People With No Equipment and No Room
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The economy and rising gas costs have consumed at least 60% of my regular news and public television broadcast programming. While I’ve heard all there is to hear about how bad foo
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Best Money Tips: Small Moves That Boost Your Financial Fitness
Today we found helpful articles on small money moves that will improve your finances, baby essentials you can DIY, and ways to find time to make extra money.
Why save during an inflation?
You can always tell when inflation has become ingrained in an economy--you start hearing people say, "Buy now before the price goes up!" I remember hearing that a lot in the late