R on November 10th, 2008

Last week I had articles that appeared in the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Festival of Frugality. There are many insightful articles and I encourage you to check them out. Here are a few that I particularly enjoyed:
Being poor is a state of mind at Pinching Copper
Economic Indicators 101 - Part I [...]

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R on November 5th, 2008

I took my car into the dealer for maintenance this morning, and it reminded me of an important cost-savings tactic I use: question expenses twice. By this I mean when you are getting ready to undertake a fairly major expense (such as a medical procedure, car repair, or home improvement), be sure you [...]

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R on November 3rd, 2008

I recently had the opportunity to join the internet book-swapping site PaperBackSwap. I thought I’d take the opportunity to share my experience here and explain some of what I learned.
First, it is a free site and was established in 2004. I really like the concept: you list books you are willing to [...]

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R on November 2nd, 2008

I’d like to highlight a few good articles I found during the week of October 27:
Master Your Card: Why I Rent Instead of Own a Home
Ask Mr. Credit Card: Bankruptcy Recovery: Lessons Learned
SavingAdvice.com:The Bliss of Ignorance
The Smarter Wallet:The Dangers of Online Bill Pay and Automatic Deductions
As always, there were many good articles to choose from [...]

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