We’ve talked before about tools to help you make a budget. Hopefully you’ve started your own budget by now! However, if you’re new to budgeting, you may have some questions about the principles of how to manage your finances on an ongoing basis. Questions like: How do I know if I get double-charged? Should I […]
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If you’ve never run the numbers before on packing a lunch versus eating out everyday, then you might be surprised how easy it is to save a good chunk of change each month. Eating out is something that usually prevails thanks to our busy schedules. We’re always running late, and it takes time to pack
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If you’re like most people on the internet, you’ve come across a website or advertisement for a financial newsletter of some kind. It might be an investment newsletter, it might be on getting out of debt, learning real estate to make more money, or how to take advantage of government programs. There are plenty of
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Debt can take many forms. There’s credit card debt, layaway plans, mortgages, and unsecured loans. There are car loans, school loans, and money that you borrowed from a family member. Our economy encourages borrowing instead of saving, and we often find ourselves in debt to buy the things that we want. Some of the things
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Whether we realize it or not, a huge portion of our time is spent thinking about money. We wish we had more of it, we wonder how much we should spend on things, we hear about the financial sector in the news, we blame family members for spending too much, we ask for a raise
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NOTE: This article is a bit more technical than usual, but I hope you’ll take the time to read through it. I think it will be helpful when making your monthly budget! If you read the news, you’ve probably encountered articles about the economy. Journalists and news anchors give measurements and numbers that are
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