From the monthly archives:

March 2007

Personal Finance Weekly Roundup – March 30, 2007

March 30, 2007

I am so glad today is Friday. It has been a long week and I am greatly looking forward to the weekend. Here are some interesting articles I found this week in the personal finance area:
What Debit Card Companies Don’t Tell You at Yahoo Finance. We are very careful when using our [...]

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Electronic Transfers – A Convenient and Safe Method For Transferring Funds

March 29, 2007

A reader writes:

I am concerned about using the Internet to transfer funds from my bank account to my savings or investment account. I read where you do your transfers electronically. Do you have any suggestions for making sure my money is transferred securely?

We have been doing online transfers for a while now and [...]

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Book Review: Downsized But Not Defeated

March 28, 2007

I borrowed this book from the library not because we are having to downsize, but rather to get a perspective from someone who had downsized. I was curious as to their experience and advice in coping with having to downsize versus choosing to.
The book begins with an introduction where the husband of one [...]

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To Limit Spending, Limit Your Exposure to Advertising

March 27, 2007

One of the things we’ve noticed in our family is that the more advertising we see, the more stuff we are likely to want. This is especially true with our children. We try to minimize the amount of advertising they are exposed to which helps to alleviate some of the “I wants”. [...]

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How To Make An Inexpensive Easter Basket

March 26, 2007

If you’ve looked around at Easter baskets, you may be surprised at their cost. I’ve seen quite a few in Target priced anywhere from $14.99 to $19.99. Ouch! I always make my children’s Easter baskets myself which saves quite a bit of money. Plus, I can make a basket emphasizing the [...]

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A Review of Money Saving Ideas

March 25, 2007

Thought I would put together a quick review of some of the major ways that we save money in our household.
1. Drive a used vehicle with no car payments. We drive our cars ’til the wheels fall off. It really has saved us a lot of money and we [...]

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How To Throw A Children’s Character Birthday Party Without Spending A Fortune

March 24, 2007

We recently celebrated a birthday in our family. I love to throw a great party but, of course, in frugal fashion. The key to saving money on children’s parties is to focus on the same colors of the theme while minimizing the expensive “character themed” party supplies.
I start by having my [...]

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Money Saving Roundup for March 23, 2007

March 23, 2007

I found quite a few good posts this week on saving money. Here are some of my favorites from personal finance blogs:
Five Cent Nickel discusses how to avoid ATM fees. We use this strategy regularly. At my weekly grocery run, I get cash back when using my debit card. No ATM [...]

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Should You Be Worried About Check Washing?

March 21, 2007

We received an e-mail from the online company where we purchase our checks. They were advising us to order pens with non-washable ink to prevent check washing. Of course, this sounds just like the type of marketing ploy they could use to sell their special pens, but since this was news to me, [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance #92 – Save for College, Fixing Finances, and a $50 Grocery Budget

March 20, 2007

I was reading the latest Carnival of Personal Finance #92 over at Lazy Man And Money. Here are my favorite entries from this week’s carnival.
Free Money Finance lists the best ways to save for college. Saving up for our childrens’ college education has been on my mind a lot lately. [...]

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