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Cheap iPhone Apps: Avoiding Impulse Buys

Image Source With the holiday season behind us, I'm sure a lot of people out there have new gadgets they're playing with. And I'm willing to bet a good number of those gadgets are iPhones or iPods with access to Apple'…
Military Money: Where Does it Go?

I've known a few people in the military. My ex-boyfriend (we'll call him T.) was in the army for 7 years, serving time in both Iraq and Afghanistan and one of my current best guy friends (we'll call him R.) is in th…
The Mandatory Envelope Method

A while ago Cara posted about a way to manage money called The Envelope Method. Here, you put the amount of cash you want to spend for a certain period of time inside an envelope, and if the envelope is empty it mean…
Would You Take Out a Loan for the Wedding of Your Dreams?

My wedding day isn't for another 16 months, and my fiance and I are paying for the big day ourselves. We began trying to save up money, with a target budget around $6,000. It was going to be a stretch for us, we were…
What Are Your Favorite Purchases?

Every once in a while when I buy an item, I wonder how I ever lived without it. A favorite pair of jeans, a comfy sweatshirt, a tool-of-the-trade electronic, whatever—these wonderful purchases endow in me the opposite o…
Why It Costs More To Be a Woman

twentyfivecents@dollarish sent us a disturbing article from MSN Money about how women are typically charged more than men for essentially the same products. Women-targeted products, such as lotion, shampoo, razors, and…
Do You Trust Product Reviews?

I've written a couple of posts about foolish spending habits lately, so maybe it's time I discuss something smart: product reviews. Whenever I'm buying—or just drooling over—anything tech-related, I always read a lot…
Advice: My Friends Have Expensive Taste

From one of our readers: Hanging out has been kind of awkward lately, since it seems like all of my friends are always able/willing to spend more money than I'd like to. I go to a college with a rather high tuition, s…
Dollarish Digest: On Jobs, Spending

We're wrapping up another week here at Dollarish — how's work been treating you? Here are our top five articles over the past seven days, in case you missed them:Telemarketing Pet Peeves — Hey, I'm Just Doing My Job —…
Oh... That's Why It Was On Sale

I guess we all have our financial blunders. Tipping inadequately, repeatedly purchasing junk items, etc. etc., and boy, have I got another faux pas for the list. More than once, I've made the mistake of purchasing a…