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My brother told me once that, when he was in college, he handled money this way: "When I got paid, I set aside enough money for cigarettes, then spent the rest buying pizza and bee
Today my friend showed me an article about a Toyota engineer who died from overwork. Apparently the 45 year old Japanese man was working 80 hours of overtime a week for two months
Today we found some great articles on overpriced grocery items to skip, reasons to become a cheapskate, and a personal finance cheat sheet for new parents.
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Gourmet Pizza for Less than a Buck
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Book review: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
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How the subprime lending boom hurt everybody
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Can the government help in a recession?
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MIB: The Big Brother for Insurance Companies
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47 Unique Gift Ideas for Women
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Best Money Tips: Achieve Your Financial Goals
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Ask the Readers: Do You Use Business Cards? (Special $100 Giveaway)
Tell us if you use business cards and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card or a set of die-cut business cards!
Ask the Readers: Do You Rent or Own Your Home?
Tell us if you rent or own your home and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Have an Amusement Park & TV Free Summer (and if you can’t, find a way to make it cheaper)
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5 Best Online Brokerages
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Does your culture support saving?
My brother told me once that, when he was in college, he handled money this way: "When I got paid, I set aside enough money for cigarettes, then spent the rest buying pizza and bee
Your Work or Your Life?
Today my friend showed me an article about a Toyota engineer who died from overwork. Apparently the 45 year old Japanese man was working 80 hours of overtime a week for two months
5 Best Amazon Deals for Thursday 08/15
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Best Money Tips: Overpriced Grocery Items to Skip
Today we found some great articles on overpriced grocery items to skip, reasons to become a cheapskate, and a personal finance cheat sheet for new parents.