Nine tips to save energyHere are nine tips to save energy... |
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Six tips to save at the pumpHere are six tips to save at the pump... |
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Eight tips to keep your house cool this summerHere are 8 tips to keep your house cool this summer for less money... |
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The money’s in the wallsI used to watch home makeover TV shows, the ones where the homeowner drops $50,000 on a new state-of-the-art kitchen with double ovens and an eight-burner range. While the “afters” were almost always exquisite, I would sit on my couch and yell things at the television. “Who has $50grand lying around for a new kitchen?” |
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School piggy banks feeling the pinchBalancing a budget during challenging economic times can be one of the more difficult tasks a family faces. Decisions usually boil down to making certain that the necessities are paid for... |
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Saving for college? Not so fastSomewhere in the back of most parents’ minds we’re all fretting about the same thing: How are we going to pay for our kid’s college tuition? We know higher education is a must these days; we also know it’s exorbitantly expensive. Nobody wants to saddle their child with tens of thousands of dollars in school loans, but with today’s cost of living and tomorrow’s uncertainties, who can afford to set aside much of anything to help pay for it? And where should we set it aside? |
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'Less Is More' does not apply to piggy banksIn a society that deals with so much paperless money, where debit cards and automatic bill payments are far more common than pocket change, do children today still need a piggy bank? No, says Laura Fisher, executive director of the American Bankers Association’s Education Foundation. They don’t need one piggy bank—they need three or four... |
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Cafeteria plans help your family year-roundWhen I was a full-time employee of a fairly large media corporation, I passed on the opportunity to open a flexible spending account. Too much paperwork, I thought. Too much trouble to keep track of medical and health-related expenses, I surmised. Not worth the hassle, I reasoned. Boy, was I wrong... |
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You Really Can Afford a VacationWith any luck you’re not drowning in new debt from the holidays, but chances are you’re feeling the money pinch from a bit of overindulgence in December. So when faced with mounting debt and frigid temps, what better thing to focus on than vacation? Looking at your current budget might make it seem like the chance to get away with your family is a thousand years... |
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Teaching Kids in Pennsylvania the Value of ThankfulnessWe know Thanksgiving is about more than turkey and pie, but often in the rush to set a pretty table and buy the ingredients for the perfect meal we don’t stop to make sure our kids know that, too. It’s not until we’re sitting down with family ready to dig in to the turkey that we think about offering a prayer of thanksgiving or talking about what we’re thankful for this year... |
