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Michaels offers handy DIY solutions for customers exposed in possible data breach

Another week, another retailer announcing a possible data breach that could compromise customer data and expose them to the risk of financial fraud. A few weeks ago, it was Target, then Neiman Marcus (who, like Target, is offering free identity theft protection for a year). This time, the retailer in question is Michaels, which is [...]

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Concierge medicine provides options ahead of Obamacare deadline

There are just over 2 months to go until the March 31 deadline to sign up for health insurance under Obamacare, and not everyone is sold on purchasing the kind of comprehensive and often pricey plans offered in the insurance exchanges set up under the law. One alternative that may hold some appeal, especially for [...]

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Your electric bill: so much Billshit, so little time

Since October, I’ve spent only about $25 a month on electricity. Impressive, eh? Well, maybe I shouldn’t toot my own horn quite so loudly. Because last summer, I spent an average of $130 a month on electricity. Since then I’ve made an effort to reduce my energy usage, and it looks like it paid off. [...]

Your electric bill: so much Billshit, so little time from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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Before you renovate that place you’re renting, don’t forget to pick up some Bad Idea jeans

There’s a classic “Saturday Night Live” ad parody called “Bad Idea Jeans” where a bunch of 30-something white guys wearing stonewashed dad jeans (with a “bad idea” label, of course) stand around talking nonchalantly about a bunch of really dumb things they have planned. One guy says he’s going to donate a kidney to a [...]

Before you renovate that place you’re renting, don’t forget to pick up some Bad Idea jeans from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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This is why you’re broke, Whole Paycheck edition

I try to be frugal with my meager fellowship earnings while I finish grad school — I really do. But at the same time I want to eat healthy, and this is why I’m broke. It’s much easier to eat healthy at the grocery store than at the fast food places around campus. But guess [...]

This is why you’re broke, Whole Paycheck edition from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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How big numbers short-circuit your brain and how to fight back

Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but your brain is just not evolved to process big numbers. In our journey from hunter-gatherers to wage slaves, homo sapiens never quite evolved the mental machinery needed to efficiently process the high numbers we typically face when doing things like buying cars, taking out mortgages [...]

How big numbers short-circuit your brain and how to fight back from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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Target, other retailers sorry about data breaches but somehow they just keep happening

This week I got an electronic mail from Target containing some sad news. Addressed with maximum sincerity to “Dear Target Guest,” (I always get a warm fuzzy feeling when they call me that) the email notified me that in addition to the theft of 40 million customers’ payment information reported in December, thieves had also [...]

Target, other retailers sorry about data breaches but somehow they just keep happening from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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This is why you’re broke, going out to eat edition

Going out to eat is great for a lot of reasons: no dishes, new culinary experiences, time to relax and share a meal with friends or my significant other, annoying the Internet by posting pictures of my food. But those benefits come at a price. Going back to the days when I used to blow [...]

This is why you’re broke, going out to eat edition from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

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How I got $132 worth of clothes for free

A clothing swap allows you to freshen up your wardrobe without a pricey shopping spree. It’s totally unfrugal, but sometimes buying new clothes and shoes and accessories just feels good. But know what doesn’t feel so good? A busted budget. Good news is, there are ways to satisfy your inner shopaholic without going broke. One [...]

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5 signs your credit card sucks

When it comes to choosing the right credit card, you’ve got plenty of options. A good card can give you a long promotional period, a great interest rate and reward you with some nice benefits. On the other hand, a bad card at best takes up undeserved space in your wallet, like so many stripes of [...]

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