The 52-week challenge is a money-saving challenge where you save $1,378 overthe course of a year. If you’ve already heard about it – or perhaps already started the challenge – awesome! What I want to talk about today is an alternative way to do the challenge. First, I should explain what the original version of […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Cat. I’m only two weeks into the New Year, and I can already feel myself wasting money. It just seems like one trip to Wal-Mart can totally blow my budget, and I leave sometimes wondering why I even go to begin with when I always leave with […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. It’s hard to admit this, but I honestly didn’t really take the time to think about how I was funding my college education until I was in my third year at school. I wasn’t taking out excessive amounts of loans or anything like that, but I […]
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Today is the final post in our three part series, 15 Ways to Improve Your Finances in the New Year. Part 1 covered the first five ways, Part 2 covered five more ways, and today we have the final five ways to improve your finances in the New Year. In today’s post we will dive […]
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Please welcome back Cat, our regular Wednesday contributor. She has been out the past couple weeks taking some (much-deserved) time off. I’m going to warn you right now – my money goals for 2014 are kind of boring… It’s not that I don’t want to do amazing things with my finances this year. It’s just that […]
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Today is part two of our three part series, 15 Ways to Improve Your Finances in the New Year. Part 1 covered the first five ways to improve your finances. Today we will discuss five more ways to improve your finances. Personal finance isn’t solely about things that directly impact your income and expenses. A […]
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No time is better than the New Year to have a symbolic “fresh start.” Today we want to talk about starting the new year on the right financial foot by sharing fifteen ways you can improve your finances in the new year. Not all fifteen will be applicable to everyone. Nevertheless, I hope you pick […]
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Pets can make great companions and bring joy to your life. Unfortunately they can also take a toll on your personal finances. This can range from the expected costs, like the cost of food and regular veterinarian visits, to unexpected costs like treating a heart condition or allergies. As some of you may know, we […]
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At least once a month, my dad, without fail, asks me how my laptop is doing and “When are you going to get a new laptop? Don’t you think it’s time?” My is answer is always a shrug, laugh, and “Nope! Not yet!”. This has been going on for a good two years, but I […]
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Who would have thought that the same week I wrote about how Target does not offer in-store pickup for online orders that they would roll out store pickup for online orders? I received an email on Thursday night telling me about the change. I headed over to Target’s website and saw this:
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