From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Ten Tips for Funding Your Emergency Fund

Emergency funds are wonderful things. Imagine how relieved you will feel when one of life’s unexpected emergencies comes calling and you have some cash put away to deal with it. First, though, you have to find a way to build that emergency fund. It can seem like a huge challenge to come up with a [...]

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How to Save Money on Laundry Expenses

There are some expenses that we all know that we can cut when the budget is tight. Laundry, though, isn’t usually one of them. After all, we need clean clothes to wear. No matter how careful we try to avoid stains and spills, we still need to run clothes through the washing machine. If you [...]

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Some Post Holiday Thoughts: Clearance Sales and Taking Inventory for Christmas 2010

I was able to hit a few after Christmas clearance sales to stock up on supplies for next year. In fact, I was at my favorite store, Target, early one morning as the employees were putting up those beautiful 75% off signs. For a few moments I had an entire aisle of Christmas merchandise all [...]

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Five Important Financial Goals for 2010

The beginning of a new year is always a great time to set some goals. Some people set fitness goals; others set self-improvement goals. Although those types of goals are worthy aspirations, I would also suggest making some financial goals for yourself this year. Let 2010 be the year that you start running your finances [...]

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