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‘Tis The Season … for Yard Sales, Have Fun, & Get Bargains

Hunting for treasures at a yard sale is an activity enjoyed by many. It’s fun. It gets you out into the fresh morning air, and, with luck, you’ll find great bargains.
Marenda Babcock, author of Frugal Times Newsletter takes these items with her on a bargain hunt:

A map to locate the houses
a canvas bag for [...]

Are You Spending Above Your Means? Here are the Signs

It is a known fact that more Americans are deep in debt than are actually out of it. This is for a reason, and that is because so many Americans think that it is okay to live beyond their means. What does that mean exactly?
Spending above your means implies that you are spending more than [...]

Holiday Debt: Do You Know How Much You Owe?

With January, the holiday season comes to an end and people start getting back into a normal schedule. And then the bills start to arrive in the mail. Now that all the various credit card statements are in, it is time to sit down and figure out how to tackle this holiday debt and get [...]

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