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Category Archives: Money Saving Ideas
Are Your Brackets AND Your Budget Busted?
Last weekend, Lehigh beat Duke in the NCAA basketball tournament. Norfolk State beat Missouri. Ohio University (a small school), not Ohio State (the behemoth), beat the University of Michigan. Several serious underdogs beat overwhelming favorites. These were all David vs. … Continue reading
Posted in Communicator, Money Saving Ideas
Tagged budgeting, eating out, mint.com, NCAA brackets, saving money, tracking expenses
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6 Easy Ways to Lower Your Homeowner’s Insurance
I used to think the cost of homeowner’s insurance was a fixed, non-negotiable expense. I bought my homeowner’s insurance 10 years ago and rarely thought about it thereafter. Since the bills were paid out of an escrow account, I didn’t have to … Continue reading
Married With Debt? How to Manage Your Money When the Honeymoon is Over
We just received the following question on our website: “I’ve recently gotten married and both of us have entered into this marriage with our own debts. We are having a hard time, even with combined incomes, making ends meet. I … Continue reading
Posted in Communicator, Money Saving Ideas
Tagged 401k, debt, emergency fund, money management, newlyweds, saving
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How to Get Free Money With Just a Few Minutes of Your Time
We write a lot in this blog about relatively painless way to save money. But what about relatively painless ways to make extra money? No, I’m not talking about some get rich quick scheme, nor do I mean spending the … Continue reading
Posted in Money Saving Ideas, The Maverick
Tagged brokerage companies, Chase, earning money, free money, rebates, TD Ameritrade
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How Much Money Do You Really Need to Be Happy?
For some people, the grass is always greener. I recently read an article about a banker living in New York who earns a $350,000 annual salary, which covers private school tuition for his two children, a summer home in Connecticut, … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Planning, Money Saving Ideas
Tagged happiness, lifestyles, money, New York City, saving money, spending
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How I Recovered From More Than $30,000 in Credit Card Debt
When I was 18, I got my first credit card. What should have been an occasion to mark the beginning of wise financial habits instead began a three-year period of reckless spending and horrible choices. By the age of 21, … Continue reading
5 Easy-to-Miss Tax Filing Mistakes
Whoops! In preparing for this blog, I realized that I made one of the easy-to-miss tax filing mistakes I was going to alert you to! I moved last year and was supposed to inform the IRS by filing form 8822. … Continue reading
Posted in Money Diva, Money Saving Ideas
Tagged Form 8822, payroll taxes, tax preparation, tax preparation mistakes, tax software, taxes
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How Not Eating a Marshmallow is Key to Financial Success
I recently read this interesting Reason magazine interview with New York Times science writer John Tierney, co-author of the new book Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. The interview starts with an explanation of the famous “marshmallow test” experiment in … Continue reading
I Bought Six Pairs of Boots and Am Ecstatic: Money Magic or Money Madness?
Yesterday I bought six pairs of boots. In reading that comment, you might be thinking, “Hmm… isn’t she the Money Diva who writes at length about being smart with money and even wrote the blog, the Wardrobe Capsule –how to … Continue reading
Posted in Money Diva, Money Saving Ideas
Tagged boots, bucket list, money management, saving money, Skechers, spending account
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Are You Paying Too Much On Your Phone Bill?
We often review people’s budgets to help them find savings and one area that I consistently find people spending more than they probably need to is on their phone bill. The average landline bill is probably only about $20 but … Continue reading
Posted in Money Saving Ideas, The Maverick
Tagged cell phones, ooma, phone bills, prepaid cell phones, Virgin Mobile, VOIP
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