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Save Your Weekend Budget With These Tips
Being smart with your money shouldn't stop on the weekend. Stay in control of your spending and still enjoy your free time without emptying your wallet. You'll be surprised how much you can save just by getting a little creative and staying mindful of your money.
How Much Money Have You Spent Today?
For those of us trying to keep our spending in check, it's helpful to start the week off on the right foot, especially because the weekend usually means spending more. What's the tab so far for today?
I'm Asking: What Do You Buy Generic?
Brand loyalty can be a hard bond to break. A lot of the brands our families select when we're young are likely to be the same brands we stay faithful to years later. Often, it has nothing to do with the product's effectiveness — a lot of the time, we're just hooked on what we know.
Smart Ways to Save From Monday Through Friday
It's a common misconception that the weekend is when we let loose and splurge. But that fancy sandwich you bought on your lunch break Monday, the cup of coffee you buy every morning, and the magazines you can’t resist purchasing on your way home from work have a tendency to add up, making your week more expensive than necessary. Check out these stories for how to stay budget-conscience throughout the week.
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5 Ways to Whip Your Weekend Spending Into Shape
A week full of savings can mean a lot of money in your pocket — but that's only if you stick to your budget on your weekends, too. Stay savvy and alert, and keep from spending more than you need to. To make it easier on you, follow these tips and come up with a weekend game plan that doesn't involve digging into your wallet again and again.
Do You Find It Easier or Harder to Spend on Yourself?
My sister's birthday is fast approaching, which means I'm on a mission to find the perfect gift. I've spent the Summer watching my finances and not giving into spending too easily. Still, that's all about to change — to celebrate my sister I'm pulling out all the stops to find a gift that really wows.
Are You Honest With Your Honey — About Money?
The other day I caught myself telling a little fib. My guy asked how much I spent on a certain pair of shoes, and I couldn't bring myself to share the deets. Instead, I gave a revised answer, reworking the numbers in my head, and came up with a price I thought might go over a little better.
Streamline Your Weekend Savings With These 5 Tips
A week full of savings can mean a lot of money in your pocket — but that's only if you stick to your budget on your weekends, too. Stay savvy and alert, and keep from spending more than you need to. To make it easier on you, follow these tips and come up with a weekend game plan that doesn't involve digging into your wallet again and again.
7 Summertime Saving Tips
Somehow, money seems to seep out of wallets little more quickly during Summer than it usually does. The laid-back mood makes a lot of us more laid-back about the way we spend. No need to cut back on the Summer fun, just prepare yourself with tools for spending less and you'll enjoy the warm months even more.
How Do You Research Before You Buy?
Despite Consumer Reports’ iPhone 4 burn last week, the phone’s rep doesn’t seem to be suffering much — in fact, lots of you claim you haven't even noticed the reported issues yourselves. Which tells us that although Consumer Reports used to be the gold standard for deciding where to spend our hard-earned cash, in our social-networking-heavy world, it may not carry so much weight.
When I have a purchasing decision to make, I tend to look up reviews on Yelp and Amazon, and take them with a grain of salt.
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