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Weekend Reading: Sending Your Kids to College
I’ve written a lot about our experience of paying for college for our daughter. She’s just begun her junior year and I think we just about have it figured out. But my son is entering his junior year of...
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Found Money Source: SwagBucks
I earn Swagbucks by using their search engine, and then redeem them for Amazon gift cards. This week I redeemed $15 in Amazon gift cards from a found money source I had forgotten about: Swagbucks. I...
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Combining Swagbucks and Coupons.com for Even Bigger Savings
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about I site I like and use, Swagbucks. Today I want to share with you an easy way to earn Swagbucks if you are a coupon user. 1. Log onto Swagbucks (the account is free...
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Using the Found Money Method in a Small Business
Little amounts of money can make a big difference when you give them a job. Recently I took the found money method that I’ve used to help pay for my daughter’s college, buy a used car with cash, and...
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Getting Ready for and Saving on Cold and Flu Season
My state – Kansas – recorded it’s first case of the flu this week. That bit of news reminded me that I need to take my son to get his flu shot and encourage my daughter, who’s at college, to get hers...
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The Challenge of Saving in a Time of Record Low Interest Rates
The U.S. is living through a time of record low interest rates. That’s great if you’re buying a house, refinancing a mortgage, or paying down credit card balances. If you’re trying to save, however,...
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3 Easy Steps to Saving the Most with Your Online Christmas Shopping
Do you like the brave the crowds when Christmas shopping? Or are you like me and prefer to shop online in your PJs and have those boxes show up at your door? If you’re in the latter group, here is a...
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Reader Email: Swagbucks and Found Money Success
I wanted to share with you all a comment from a reader named Amanda. Amanda commented on a recent Swagbucks post. She wrote: I love Swagbucks! My goal is $50 each month from it, and $50 from an app I...
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How to Deposit Money Online
Hawaiian ATM. Photo by Julie Mayfield I’m a frequent user of online bank accounts (PerkStreet for checking and ING Direct for savings) and I know that one of the biggest challenges of online banking is...
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Reader Question: Do I Need a Separate Savings Account?
Last week I received the following question from a reader named Chana: “I have a question. I have to say that I live outside the US, I live in Israel and banking here might be different. But I’m sure...
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Reader Question: Pay Off Debt or Pay Cash for Home Improvements?
I recently got a question from a reader named Jennifer. Here’s what she wrote: We have a lump sum of money that we are trying to decide what to do with. We have credit card debt and also some home...
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How to Save Big Money by Going Green
My blogging friend, Sara Tetreault, and her family recently sat down with Yahoo Finance to talk about how going green saves them some serious cash. I always find Sara inspiring so I wanted to share...
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Understanding Your W-2
I spent some time this weekend preparing W-2s and 1099s for my husband’s business, so I had W-2s on the brain when I ran across this infographic from H&R Block (a great Kansas City company, by the...
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How to Create Accounts for Individual Savings Goals at ING/Capital One 360
I’ve been a satisfied ING Direct (now Capital One 360) savings customer for at least five years now. One of the things I love best about my accounts is how easy it is to create additional savings...
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Save Money on Filing Your Taxes
It’s gray and rainy here today, and I’m working on getting our tax information together, so I wanted to quickly pass along these tax resources to you. If You File Your Own Taxes You can complete your...
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Get a $25 Account Bonus When Opening a Capital One 360 Savings Account
Last week I shared with you how I used multiple savings accounts at Capital One 360 for different savings goals. This week I discovered that there are new account bonuses available to new Capital One...
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How to Pay for College and Save for Retirement at the Same Time
Midlife is a tricky time of life, financially speaking. If you have kids, it’s expensive. Especially if you choose to pay for all or part of their college educations. It’s also a time when you realize...
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Found Money Update: $10,319
When I started writing this update, I meant for it to be a quick one, just letting you know what has happened in the time since I last updated. But I wanted to say a bit about each area of found money...
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2 Phone Calls, 20 Minutes = $432 Saved
When it comes to money, I believe in looking for ways to save money before you look for ways to make more money. And when it comes to saving money, I believe in examining recurring charges before...
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Have a child under 12? Get $1000 free for college.
This is something I really wish was around (or I knew about) when my kids were younger. Citizens Bank is offering a $1000 bonus when you open a CollegeSaver savings account with them before your child...
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