Tips & Techniques

7 Tips To Reduce Your College Costs

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Roundup and Link Love - Congratulations to Valorie and Scott

Wow! There’s a lot going on this weekend. My cousin Valorie is getting married today and we’re traveling to the wedding as you read this. Many best wishes to the new couple as they start their lives together! I was married 18 years ago this month, but it still seems like yesterday…
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Shopping Around for Auto Insurance

In order to make sure that you get the best coverage for you, at the best price, you need to shop around for your auto insurance.


7 Common Interview Questions For The New Graduate (or anyone else)

This is the second article in a series on Life Skills for the New Graduate by The Life Skills Network. All week we’ll be featuring tips for new grads. See the bottom of the article for details and a sneak peak at the coming lineup!
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How to Care for Your Shoes

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Frugal Is As Frugal DoesOne important aspect of frugality is taking care of things that have value. If we can stretch the useful life of an article, such as our shoes, we can avoid having to spend money to replace them, that is, unless you’re [...]


Stop Identity Theft With A Credit Freeze

Identity theft and the assault on our credit records continues to get worse. The latest statistics from the Federal Trade Commission, indicate about 8.3 million people as victims of identity theft in 2005. My identity was stolen the previous year so I understand the frustrations those 8.3 million people felt in trying to repair and [...]


Sell Your Home for Top Dollar

Getting top dollar for your home is a matter of pricing it right, then learning how to negotiate. Negotiation is a matter of learning a few skills, but more importantly, it’s about having some crucial information…and getting top dollar means that you don’t let information fall into the hands of the buyers. It might even be best to not let it fall into the hands of your own real estate agent!


52 Tips to Make Your Home Irresistible to Buyers

Selling a home right now is proving to be difficult for many people, but if you follow these tips, you can remove any doubts that your home is in anything but tip top shape, and that’s what you’re hoping to create in your buyer’s mind. You have them IN YOUR HOME. Make them want to stay. Make them feel so comfortable and “at home” that they never want to leave. Set the hook and reel them in with your pristine home!


10 Simple Behavioral Changes That Save Gas

Who would have ever thought that gas prices would almost triple in the last 4 years? When my family and I last moved, gasoline was around $1.39 per gallon. Today, we’re excited to find it for less than $3.50. Even though it’s high, it still isn’t at a record high when adjusted for inflation. Still, [...]


6 Simple Financial Tools

In physics, there are 6 simple machines that help accomplish work through the application of a single force. I was struck by how different financial tools nest quite nicely with the same line of thought. Here are the 6 simple machines and how they apply to our finances:
The inclined plane is a flat surface with [...]