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Posted 27 weeks 4 hours ago by Joann Hong
Budgeting
This holiday season has been rough for me. I moved out to New York for a few months and thought I'd be set with my savings and supplementary, lucrative temp work. However, at the approach of the New Year I still felt the financial strains. Looking back now, I want to hit my head at some of the foolish mistakes I could of avoided as a city newbie. I've learned that you've got fast to be quick city -- I mean this in a financially saavy way-- and hopefully my experiences with rip offs can help those who are planning a trip or a move to NYC avoid learning the hard way.
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Posted 37 weeks 5 days ago by Paul Michael
Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle
A friend recently told me the story of how a millionaire thinks. Not every millionaire of course, just one in particular. It's ingenius, as you will discover. But it really made me ponder about the decisions I make every day, and if I could make better ones just be exercising that underused part of my anatomy - my brain.
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Posted 38 weeks 8 hours ago by Amy B. Scher
Frugal Living
Grab a pair of socks, a hot coffee (or toddy) and read this. It might just save you from the "my-heating-bill-was-outrageous" blues.
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Posted 43 weeks 11 hours ago by Paul Michael
Deals and Coupons
I couldn't resist this deal, and just had to share it. We've had our King Size bed for almost 7 years now, and although it's holding up well it's not as great as it used to be. But Amazon is almost giving away these expensive 2 INCH thick memory foam toppers, which means my sleep is about to get a whole lot better again.
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Posted 1 year 2 days ago by Joann Hong
Health and Beauty
Beauty products are my weakness. I don't feel as guilty spending money on them because they're always cheaper than 20 dollars (well, the ones I buy anyway). But this is a bad habit because it's deceiving. When you buy many cheap things at different times, you don't feel how they are slowly depleting your bank account. Here are some beauty products I've learned to live without:
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Consumerist covered this a while back, but I'm just confirming its value after having tried it out.
You can lower your cell phone bill by moving your cell phone to a state with lower taxes (unless, of course, you already live in said state). Nevada, thanks to it's gaming industry, has really low taxes - 1.14% for cell phones. As an aside, I'd like to mention that if you are road tripping, stock up on booze in Las Vegas. Not only can you buy large amounts of hard liquor at Costco, but the taxes are so low that they feel non-existent.
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This is for all of you who just so happen to A) get paid every two weeks and B) got paid at the end of the first week of December. Congratulations, my lucky friends! You get an extra paycheck this month. Get a head start on your New Year's Resolutions and invest it or use it as an extra payment on your debt.
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