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Swap Your Home And Take A Vacation For Free.

How cool would it be to take a vacation overseas (or just across the country) for nothing more than the cost of getting there? That would surely save a ton on hotel costs, especially in Europe with the value of the American dollar so low! There are tons of people taking these [...]

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Spend Money Today To Save Money Tomorrow.

Those of you who are regular readers of this site know that I am not a fan of spending money I don’t have on things that don’t bring me very much in return. I often talk about saving your money for experiences rather than “things” that you don’t need, but this post is about [...]

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2009 Individual Stimulus Money Worth More Than Last Year’s Package.

Good idea or not, President Obama’s individual economic stimulus package is worth more to each person than the last one was that was done under President Bush. Bush’s stimulus package gave every person $600, while Obama’s gives each person about $13 a week…or $676. The difference? We got the $600 stimulus package [...]

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Warehouse Store Versus Regular Grocery Store – Do You Really Save Money?

I don’t know the answer, as I don’t shop at warehouse stores – which is why I am asking you guys in this post to help me out. The reason I ask is that I hear people talk about all the money they save by shopping at these stores, but when I have asked [...]

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Shop With These Geeky Money-Saving Tools.

Shopping online is becoming more and more convenient in terms of time and money saving – the key is to be up-to-date with new tools and hacks the web offers to us. Let’s have a look at most creative ways to shop on a budget. Couponing and budget shopping tools are numerous. They vary from [...]

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What, If Anything, Have You Given Up During This Recession?

Every day on the news (which I really need to stop watching, to be honest), there are stories about families giving up this or that due to the continuing downturn in the economy. As I mentioned the other day, we have not really felt that much of an impact yet due to where we live [...]

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Do You Cut Coupons? And If So, Where Do You Find Them?

Although I would love to find/use more of them, we have a hard time with using coupons because of the kind of products we buy. We purchase as much organic, natural, local foods as much as possible, and it is very rare to find coupons for those types of goods. I did once find a [...]

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TradeKing Now Reimbursing New Clients For $150 In Account Transfer Fees.

If you have been thinking of switching your brokerage house, now might be a good time to consider TradeKing. They are running a special where they are offering to reimburse new clients for up to $150 in account transfer fees, and once your account is over there trades are only $4.95 each. Is [...]

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The Six Worst Tax Cuts in the Senate’s Stimulus Plan Package.

According to Citizens for Tax Justice, here are the six worst tax cuts (PDF Download) in the Senate’s version of the stimulus package, which will cost $123 billion more than the original House bill would have:
1. The Alternative Minimum Tax “Patch”
Projected Additional Cost Compared to House Bill: $70 Billion
Why It Won’t Help the Economy: [...]

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Do You Qualify For Extra Tax Rebate Money From Last Year’s Stimulus?

Did you know that if you did not qualify for the tax rebate last year, you can try to qualify for it again this year? For instance, if your income was too high or you did not make enough last year to qualify for the rebate, you might be able to get it this year [...]

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Ask The M-Network: Where Is The Best Place To Save & Grow Cash?

My Two Dollars reader Kelly sent in the following question to the M-Network’s new feature “Ask The M-Network“:
“My husband and I currently have 30K in savings and put in 2500 a month into a HSBC Online account paying about 2.4% currently. Is this the best place to save or grow this money? We have about [...]

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When it Comes to an Emergency Fund, Cash is King.

The Dough Roller, or DR, is the writer behind The Dough Roller a blog about money management. DR covers how to make more money, how to manage money smartly, and how to invest money wisely. If you like what you see, be sure to subscribe to The Dough Roller
You’ve probably heard the rule of thumb [...]

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Ask The M-Network: Make Multiple Small Payments On Monthly Bills?

My Two Dollars reader Jaimie sent in the following question to the M-Network’s new feature “Ask The M-Network“:
“I have always lived paycheck to paycheck. I am paid weekly and in extreme desire to enable financial security I have instituted a new budget plan. I pay a portion of every bill I have (utilities, car payments, [...]

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New Landline Phone TV Ads Are Cute, But Would You Change Back From VOIP?

Have you seen the new ads on television extolling the virtues of having a landline at home instead of VOIP or cell phones? They are pretty cute ads, with young kids saying how clear the calls are and how it’s like being back in the 1800’s or something… “you know, connected to the land“. [...]

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If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not A Bargain At All.

I don’t know about you, but I am getting kind of tired of watching the news and seeing consumer segments encouraging us to go shopping just because there are some deals out there. Between the Christmas season starting in mid-November, Black Friday, Black Monday, Black Friday 2 and now these “pundits” still trying to get us to part with our hard-earned money, I am a little burnt out on the “buy this stuff because it is on sale” mantra. If you don’t need something, it doesn’t matter how much it costs – you don’t need to spend the money for it!

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