Category: Saving Money
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3 Reasons To Teach Your Children About Finances
Being a parent brings on responsibility. Ready or not, when your children are born, you are now responsible for their welfare and success. If you are a parent, you know what I mean. It is a situation that reoccurs with each child that is born. You have a responsibility for their life. You work hard…
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It’s Time For a W4 Checkup
This year many have made changes in payroll withholding to make sure they avoid a big refund from the IRS or, maybe, a big bill. Depending on what you entered, you may have seen a big impact in your take-home pay that was intended to put you 1) in a good position come tax time…
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Cash Or Credit
Do you use a debit card to purchase your fuel? So many of us do. You know, it is that convenience thing – pay at the pump. But are you aware of what happens behind the scene? Are you aware that you are potentially freezing money in your account while the gas station and the…
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Christmas Is Closer Than You Think
Just five months from today! Can you believe it? For most of you, you do not want to think about Christmas for at least three more months – longer if you can avoid it. Why not start now? Your holiday can be much more enjoyable if you will act now to get your plan together…
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The 2 Things Money Is Good For
Early this morning, I decided this would be the title/theme of my next blog post. Tonight, while randomly watching TV, I stumbled across the show Secret Millionaire. While I have heard of this show, this my first time actually watching and it matched up with the theme of this blog. For the last several years…
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Cutting The Cable On Cable
I have delayed writing this for a few weeks now, but I cut the cable on cable one month ago this week. My delay was really to see what the impact was as a result of our decision. Here are the facts – my cable bill was $100 a month (after they raised it again…