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5 Makeshift Furniture Pieces for Your College Apartment

Do you need some cheap furniture to create a living space in your college dwelling? Here are 5 creative things you can do in order to have the essentials cheaply and sometimes free. These furniture alternatives a…
Battle of the Online Budget Tools: Is Mint.com the Best?

Ahhhh budgeting. It's the backbone of personal finance, isn't it? And the biggest part of creating a budget is figuring out just where your money is going. And for that, I've tried so many different systems it's not…
How to Spend Less Than $20 on Everything!

Clothing The only time I ever pay full price for clothes is when I'm shopping at Target - they have cute stuff for decent prices. And they also have great clearance racks! It takes patience and the ability to walk aw…
Here Comes the Bride: Creating a Wedding Budget

After all the doom and gloom of the economy let's switch topics to something happy: weddings! The average wedding costs $27,800 (according to theknot.com), and in most large urban areas it costs more. After we go…
Magazines: Do They Help...or Hinder?

I get a lot of great cost cutting ideas from magazines, but I also get a lot of "woe is me" from them. I will see "Budget Recipes" only $2.50 a plate. WTH not at my house. I mean I can make a meal for under $5 for the…
Do You Pass Judgment Based on Financial Control?

Julia_h recently posted about defining others by their money, and a comment about defining others by their control of money caught my eye. I confess - I do that. I've been a bank teller and a loan processor and have s…
Splurging on a Budget: Nice Dinners and NASCAR

Image Source I confess. I love to spend money on special occasions.Yes, my husband and I could save money by cooking nice dinners at home rather than going out. Yes, we could rent the movie instead of going to the the…
Waiting For a Holiday Sale: Does It Save Money?

Every time a Holiday rolls around, it seems like the media is flooded with sales from cars to clothing, even deli meat at the local supermarket. I wonder what is it about having a holiday, which usually means a day off…
Dinner on a Budget: Steak & Potatoes

Serving delicious, yet inexpensive meals for your family isn’t difficult. It just takes time and a little extra planning. However, sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a rut with meal-planning. I know from time-to-time I…
The Top Ten Budget Friendly Cities Around The World

Do you think your city is expensive? I recently found paying $2.25 for a train fare is over the top. Suddenly everything is going up from bottled water that I've seen as high as $2.00 to the shrinking dollar value men…