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Want to save money AND live your best life? You can have both. Budgeting doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We have tips, tricks and tools that will help you save money without sacrificing the things you love.

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Should You Pay Up Front or Over Time? How to Handle a Large Bill Woman Shocked by Large Bill Budgeting

Should You Pay Up Front or Over Time? How to Handle a Large Bill

What can put you both in the red and the black, financially speaking? Bills. Yes, we mean those greenbacks you work for to afford things like housing, utilities, and groceries. But those same amenities cost you throughout the month. Dollar bills increase our financial wealth, while service bills decrease it. It’s a fact of life. More […]

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How Much Should You Tip? An Etiquette Guide Customer Tipping Waiter in Restaurant Budgeting

How Much Should You Tip? An Etiquette Guide

When it comes to monetary customs, tipping has to be one of the most confounding of all. The practice of giving a gratuity or tip originated in Tudor England (1485-1603). There, overnight guests in private homes were expected to provide a sum of money to the host’s servants. Since then, tipping has become a widely-adopted […]

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When It Makes Sense To Take Social Security Early Social Security Cards & Money Budgeting

When It Makes Sense To Take Social Security Early

Knowing what age to take your Social Security benefits can be difficult. The earliest you can start collecting Social Security is when you turn 62, but you can choose instead to collect at a later date for a higher monthly benefit for the rest of your life. Let’s say your monthly benefit will be $1,500 […]

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