From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Five Good Financial Habits to Start in the New Year

The beginning of a new year is always a great time to start shoring up your financial habits. I’ve always been a horrible procrastinator, but even I find it easier to start a new undertaking when there is a new beginning such as New Year’s Day looming. Why not take advantage of this day that [...]

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Frugal but Fun Food for Your New Year’s Celebration

Food can often be one of the most expensive parts of any party costs. Food costs can add up in a hurry. In fact, some people can be so intimidated by the prospect of having to provide food for all of their friends and family members that they decide to avoid throwing a party altogether. [...]

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Planning a Frugal New Year’s Party

New Year’s Eve parties are always fun. Everyone is always hopeful and festive as they plan and dream about what the next year will hold. Why wouldn’t you want to share that fun with your friends and family? Unfortunately, the cost of hosting a party can deter a lot of people from throwing a New [...]

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Think Ahead – Buy Next Year’s Gifts After Christmas This Year

I know that after the holidays many of you are just plain shopped-out. You may be thinking thoughts like, “I never want to see the inside of a store again!” Before you swear off shopping forever (or at least for a month or two) I want you to consider one thing: if you tough it [...]

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Thrifty and Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas

I’ve shared lots of ideas recently on inexpensive gift ideas. I’ve come up with a few more frugal gifts for those of you still shopping. Board Games – With Amazon and Wal-Mart declaring a pricing war, you can get a wide array of board games for very little money. The classic game of Battleship is [...]

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