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What Guilty Pleasure Are You Still Paying For?

In this current economic environment, people are constantly talking about easy ways to cut costs and trim monthly budgets. Self-appointed analysts and money gurus compile list after list of "easy" ways to save.These lis…
Can You Resist Lifestyle Inflation?

Lifestyle inflation is one of those tricky financial hazards that sneak up on you and become a problem before you even realize it exists. Lifestyle inflation is when your spending increases along with your income and…
Save Money on Car Maintenance

Everyone knows that it's cheaper to properly maintain a car than it is to pay to fix the damage later on. But what maintenance should you do regularly?GenXFinance has a post with all sorts of ways to save money on a c…
401 ... que?

I got a 401(k) Plan because my father told me to. Actually, I tried not get a 401(k) Plan, mostly, because I had no idea what it involved. I knew that it meant you were saving money for retirement, but I wasn't ready t…
Buying Coupons: Stupid or Savvy?

Have you ever happily received your Sunday newspaper coupon insert to discover an exceptionally valuable coupon? Have you ever thought to yourself "Whoa, I wish I had a ton of these! I would save so much money!"? If you…
Trendspotting: Coupons

I'm always interested in how people use coupons and how often they use them. So I was really interested when I stumbled across this post on the website Coupon Sherpa. In the blog, they've got a list of 22 coupon tren…
IRAs vs. Roth IRAs vs. 401(K)s

Over in Dollarish Advice, there was a question about the differences between IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 401(k)s.User e_esoteric@xanga gave a great summary answer that was worthy of its own post because it gives a nice sket…
Advice: Do you recommend a particular online savings account?

I'm thinking about opening an online savings account because I've read that they're good for handling multiple savings goals. Do you have a particular online account you recommend?Do you have an answer to this questio…
Refurbished Goods: Not Just the Rejects

I'll admit to previously turning up my nose at refurbished goods, particularly electronics. All I could focus on was the fact that they were ...*gasp* USED, and I didn't want someone else's rejects!But that was also b…
Do You Have An Emergency Fund?

Image Source Start delving into personal finance, and one of the first things you'll hear is that you should have an emergency fund. Most stress it as one of the most important things you can do for your financial sec…