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    Track Your Spending to Know Where Money Goes

    Continuing our series “Ten Smart Money Management Tips” and going hand-in-hand with our last post on getting organized, now we are going to discuss techniques to track your spending. Seeing exactly where your money goes will help identify areas where spending can be reduced. Then that...

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    Financing Tips to Make Sure a New Vehicle is in Your Future

    It’s the one thing I’ve never been able to understand, why is buying a new car or truck so hard? If you’re like me just the thought of “window shopping” fills you with a sense of dread. The pushy salesmen, the haggling back and forth...

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    Avoid a Tax Audit – Seven Tips to Possibly Keep the IRS Away

    Nothing causes that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach faster than opening the mailbox and seeing a tax audit letter from the IRS. And now that we are in the middle of tax filing season, follow these seven simple tips to lessen the...

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    Money-Saving Apps for Your Smartphone

    Here’s a list of money-saving apps for your smartphone. Check them out and let us know what you think in a comment below. Appsfire – available for Android and iPhone Cost to download: FREE An app for apps! Receive the best deals on top apps....

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    15 Things You Should Never Buy Full-Price – as featured in the Business Insider

    In honor of America Saves Week, here’s an interesting piece which lists 15 items you should never purchase at full-price. From theater tickets to electronics, the article details several items and provides many helpful resources and links. Read the full article here. Mandi Woodruff reports, 2/9/2012. [Image credit: Mark Hillary]

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    How to Eliminate the Heavy Debt

    We covered a few steps to take before diving into your debt in our previous blog post. Now it’s time to get into the nitty gritty of things. We hope all of you are ready. Look at what you owe Compile your most recent credit...

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    The First Do’s for Eliminating Debt

    Every year we promise ourselves to be financially savvier and smarter than the previous. We’ve all had the hard talk with ourselves “I’m going to be good, I’m going to stop using my credit card or debit card so much”,  or in my case, “I’ll...

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    7 Financial New Year’s Resolutions You Should Keep – as featured in AOL’s DailyFinance

    Are you hoping to put your finances in order this year? Well, read on to learn about a few financial new year’s resolutions to give 2012 a prosperous jumpstart. Click here to read the entire article. Sheryl Nance-Nash reports, 12/29/2011.

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    Here Are 5 Things To Put On Your End-Of-Year Checklist – as featured in the Business Insider

    Start the new year right with these few tips which include everything from reserving that New Year’s Eve dinner to canceling month-to-month subscriptions. Let’s make 2012 a better financial year. Read the entire article here, 12/27/2011.

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