Not Made Of Money

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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