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Best Money Tips: Awesome Frugal Date Ideas
Today we found some awesome articles on awesome frugal date ideas, tested tips for a frugal life, and inexpensive ways to keep kids entertained this summer.
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Why Is the Cell Phone Industry So Screwed Up?
From patent wars to fierce competition among carriers, it can seem like the cell phone industry is in constant turmoil — and consumers are paying the price.
What You Need to Know About the FDIC
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CFL Bulbs: Greener than most, but not green enough
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Avoid These 5 Common Gym Budget Busters
That gym membership may be burning a hole in your pocket along with those extra calories.
Emergency food supplies for the lazy skinflint
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Best Money Tips: Steps to Finding Financial Improvement
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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
After you decide to buy life insurance, it's time to figure out how much life insurance you need and for how long. Jeff Rose, CFP, has a simple formula to get you started.
Federal Perkins Loans
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Why Retirees Are Using Annuities Instead of Early Social Security
Many senior citizens have become more interested in how annuities can fulfill their retirement investment goals.
Avoiding Aspirational Spending
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Best Money Tips: 7 Ways to Get Free Gas
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Can't Get A Bank Loan? 8 Other Ways To Finance Your Business
Starting a business can easily become a money pit. So for those of you thinking about launching a new venture, what financing options do you have? Well, there's the possibility
Don't Miss Out on This Easy Way to Pay for Child Care
Child care is expensive. Ease the burden by making use of one of your employer's tax-advantaged perks.
Cheap Thrills That Actually Satisfy
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Balancing Spending with Saving: Being Frugal but not Miserly
Take frugal too far, and we can become miserly before we even know what hit us.
Best Money Tips: Ideas to Make Money on the Weekend
Today we found some fantastic articles on ideas to make money on the weekend, tactics to avoid wasting food, and money-saving tax tips for parents.