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Guide To Sewing Buttons: How To Sew On A Button Correctly

February 21, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

As a follow up to my article “Frugal Tips: How To Make 10 Ordinary Things Last Longer“, I bring you this awesome guest post by Mrs. Accountability. She writes at Out of Debt Again, a personal finance blog where she details her family’s journey to getting out of debt and living frugally. If [...]Guide To Sewing Buttons: How To Sew On A Button Correctly

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Wedding Invitation Etiquette: Should Kids Be Invited To Weddings?

February 15, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

Ready to cash in on your high interest savings account to start funding your wedding? Before you do, here’s some food for thought from Revanche, who writes for A Gai Shan Life. For more of her wonderful insights, please consider subscribing to her feed.
Wedding Invitation Etiquette: Should Kids Be Invited To Weddings?
I’ve been thinking about [...]Wedding Invitation Etiquette: Should K

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What Is Options Trading? An Analogy

February 7, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

I haven’t traded options before and don’t necessarily advocate this as an investment strategy for the average investor, but I’ve been always curious about more complex investment plays. Tim Parker, who runs Elementary Finance, has offered us a guest post about his experience entering the world of options trading.

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Now that I’m feeling [...]What Is Options

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How To File Taxes For Less

February 1, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

Have you ever seen the movie “Meet Joe Black” with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins? Before some of you get carried away with the mere mention of Brad, please remind yourself of this blog’s theme. Anyway, in the movie, Brad Pitt plays the grim reaper and is confused by something other than death being certain: [...]How To File Taxes For Less

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How To Identify A Shopping Addiction, Poor Spending Habits

January 31, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

One of the hardest changes for people with debt is changing their spending habits. We all get used to buying what we want, and that becomes part of our “lifestyle”. I’m not even a big spender, but I know it’s hard for me to give up those things I’ve grown to enjoy. [...]How To Identify A Shopping Addiction, Poor Spending Habits

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How To Buy Stocks At The Prices You Want

January 24, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

This guest post is by Kevin, who writes financial articles for young people at 20smoney.com and owns a website on Financial Freedom. Kevin continuously explores various investment strategies at both websites.

Want to know what to do when the stocks you like are too expensive? Then read on.
Because the stock market is just that [...]How To Buy Stocks At The Prices You Want

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Work From Home Jobs: How To Find Legitimate Opportunities

January 21, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

This is a guest post from MD of Studenomics — the perfect place for those who are looking to destroy their credit card debt, who want to have more money now and wish to enjoy life a little bit. Come on over to check out my new design! If not then at least consider subscribing [...]Work From Home Jobs: How To Find Legitimate Opportunities

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Get A Financial Education In Your Twenties

January 11, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

This guest post is by Austin Morgan, from Foreigner’s Finances. It’s a great follow up to the other article I published here last week on setting goals to reach by the age of 30.

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I picked up my first personal finance book a little over a year ago as a college senior. As [...]Get A Financial Education In Your Twenties

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Setting Goals: 5 Financial Milestones to Aim for By Age 30

January 1, 2010 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

This is a guest post from G.E. Miller, who focuses on personal finance topics for young professionals at 20somethingfinance.com and who shares frugality tips at Microfrugality.com. He also writes for Mint and works full-time for a Silicon Valley outfit.

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Young professionals have a ton on their plate, which often creates a paradoxical financial conundrum. [...]Setting

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Investing In Bonds: Make Money The Boring Way

December 29, 2009 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

Could your Scottrade (or other investment) portfolio use a dose of bonds?
We often cover the world of equity investing here, and we’ve also discussed safer investments like the stable certificate of deposit. This time, we thought to cover some fixed income investing basics. I suppose if we categorized all the investment information out [...]Investing In Bonds: Make Money The Boring Way

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Personal Financial Planning For The Next Year: 10 Best Money Moves

December 27, 2009 by Guest Blogger  |  Comments Off

This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card of www.askmrcreditcard.com. If you are looking for a credit card, please check out his best credit card offers.

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As we approach the end of the year and probably have emptied our wallets quite a bit, I think it is time to take [...]Personal Financial Planning For The Next Year: 10 Best Money Moves

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