Archived entries posted in "Financial Education"

A Month of Quintessential Savings Tips!

Hey, looks like you’re new here! I blog about money. Saving, investing, insuring, getting, and using it! See my “about me” page for more info! To keep up to date, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or get the blog in your email! Thanks for stopping by!Well, the […]

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Are The Tax Rebate Stimulus Checks Just a Crafty Way To Catch Cunning Criminals?

Alliterations aside, it makes for an interesting argument. To have been (and still be able until Oct 15, 2008) eligible to receive a tax stimulus package from the US Government, you need to file a 1040A form; once you file the form, you’re in the system - is it putting out a short bait […]

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Money Hacks Carnival #18 — The History Of Money!

So I did some deep undercover investigation for this weeks carnival digging back in time to bring you The History of Money! Did you know that China was the first to use paper money around the year 1000. It was made from the bar of mulberry trees. Leaves from these trees, you may recall, […]

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“Summer Savings Series” Tip #13 - Don’t Drive 10 Miles Out Of Your Way To Save $0.20 On Gas! Use GasBuddy!

By the time you get back, in traffic, you’re looking at stop and go driving for that 10 miles, you’re likely to burn that $3 you’re saving on the 15 gallon tank. It’s not worth the time or the hassle. There are several places online that will show you were to go for […]

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Sometimes Money DOES Grow On Trees; You Just Need To Know Where To Look

Most things where you get thrown in a pot to have a chance at winning usually cost something, or aren’t worth your time anyway. But knowing that you’re spending your time reading this blog make me think that a chance at a few extra $ carries some weight; that being said, there are hundreds […]

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$5 a Gallon For Gas; End Of The World, Or Ripe For The Picking?

Well, it really can be a coin flip as to who is hurt worst by the big rise and oil pushing $150 a barrel today. It’s a shame on one hand, but being a “glass half-full” guy, I can see the silver lining that I’m actually enjoying…
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How Do You Graciously Decline a Job Offer? (revised repost)

It’s amazing what you can find in your first few posts that upon re-read, you realize how far you’ve come as a writer when you do it more and more; I had a handful of misspellings and misquotes that have since been rewritten here for the better; enjoy…
So the past 4 weeks I’ve been waiting […]

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How Do You Help Families Get in the Habit of Saving?

This is a guest post by Sam Renick - Sam is dedicated to teaching financial literacy and other empowering life skills and habits in a strategic manner (ie. both entertaining and educational) to youths of all ages, with a focus on young children and their families.
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“Summer Savings Series” Tip #3 - Everyone Can Save Money This Way In The Heat!

The Money Life Network’s “Summer Savings Series” #3 is courtesy of our beloved power companies. My bill is usually around $200 since I’ve lived here, and I can certainly keep the bill a bit lower just by checking on a few key things…
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It Costs At LEAST 10MIL To Be In The “Cool Kids Club” This Year; One Million MOST CERTAINLY Isn’t What It Used To Be!

Who would have thought that there’d come a day when 1MIL would officially “not be what it used to be”. According to Yahoo, it happened a while back because the new elite number is 10MIL minimum! How can this be, and how much further are we going to have to climb with inflation?
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