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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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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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Where to Find the Cheapest Textbooks Online

College is notorious for stretching the boundaries of parental cash flow to the max. The ridiculous cost of food (a small carton of eggs topping a whopping six dollars!) and dorm prices that rival year-long...

2 comments    education textbooks
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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 hybrid cars
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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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Understanding Your Credit Scores

Looking back on my financial education from my parents, the first thing I wish they had taught me was what exactly credit scores were and how to manage them upon receiving my first credit card. Sadly, too...

2 comments    finance credit cards experian
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How and When to Pay Your Bills

There was a time when I would pile all of my paper statements in hoards on my kitchen counter and when the "inspiration hit me," I would sporadically spew them all over my living room floor and sort by what...

2 comments    finance credit cards creditors
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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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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 energy saving
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