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21 and Wealthy: Keys to Financial Success at a Young Age

I derive some influence from Suze Orman, as I believe she is truly a master at stating the obvious in a blunt but reinforcing way that makes the "light bulb" go off in her readers' minds. She makes a fabulous...

4 comments    finance money success
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Best places to search for college scholarships

I saw this blog request and immediately felt the urge to dive into my electronic notepad and begin jotting down my ideas. The product of my reminiscing and own former hunt for college funds led to the...

4 comments    advice finance education
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All About Hybrid Cars: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

  Last weekend I was driving my car for the first time in weeks (I usually garage it being in the city it is completely unnecessary to use much fuel), and I came upon a gas station advertising $3.97 a...

7 comments    economy gas prices epa
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Vacations on a Budget: Cheapest Tourism Spots

I haven't traveled many places in my lifetime (unless you count going to Disney World with your family four or five times during your formative years as being well-traveled). I always had a strong desire to...

0 comments    travel cruises budget travel
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How to Save Money in a Weak Economy

With consumer spending down quite considerably, and the media overtly proclaiming "doom and gloom" for the Untied States economy, I get asked quite often "Should I be putting extra money away?" First, I am a...

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Where to find Affordable Individual Health Insurance

I would be hard pressed to find a friend as devoted as my friend Lily. Despite how insignificant or great each hardship or hurdle was that needed to be overcome, she was there for me in more ways than one....

6 comments    insurance health care hmo
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Saving on Energy: The Portland Green Microgym

I believe if you tally up all of the time I have spent working out in a gym, I would have probably spent a good number of my years running on a treadmill. When I heard that Portland, Oregon's new "power gym"...

0 comments    environment green mother earth
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The Psychology of Spending

I was quite certain it was starring back at me. Yes, it was; its return gaze taunting and mocking, urging me to give in to my addiction. I ran my fingers over its perfect hem and imagined how wonderful the...

6 comments    budget psychology credit crisis
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Entertainment on a Budget: NYC Summer Movies for Free

Very few things, in my opinion, match the smells of creamy hot butter as it melts popcorn, the fizz of fountain soda bubbles as they wash the kernels down, and a great flick at your local movie theater. Ever...

3 comments    entertainment movies free
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Children’s Addiction to Video Games: 15 Ways to Break the Habit

My brother is THE biggest gamer: period. I'll never forget how wide-eyed he got that Christmas roughly 14 years ago when he opened the package to his first Nintendo. It's all been downhill with hours upon...

4 comments    children video games wii fit
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